The country’s industries sentiment dropped in February for the first time in six months, dented by a spike in Covid-19 infections, surging oil prices and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an industries group said on Thursday.
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said its industries sentiment index fell to 86.7 in February from 88.0 in the previous month.
Industries were worried about every factor in the FTI’s survey, including the global and domestic economies and volatile exchange rates, FTI Chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree told a news conference.
The Ukraine crisis has had a direct and indirect impact, particularly on the prices of energy and raw materials, he said.
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