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Sluggish economy tames local oil prices

A sign displays various types of fuel at a PTT filling station on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road after the diesel price dropped to 32 baht a litre on Monday. Varuth Hirunyatheb

Diesel prices dipped again on Monday to around 32 baht a litre as global crude oil prices are on a decline.

The decrease happened as economists are concerned about a global economic recession. The Explainer looks into the relationship between oil prices and a sluggish economy to determine whether this trend will continue through 2023.

Why have crude oil prices dropped?

The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) attributed the decrease to an economic contraction as a result of central banks’ interest rate hikes.

Wisak Watanasap, director of the Offo, said before the…

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