BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.02% in January from a year earlier, less than analyst forecasts, commerce ministry data showed on Monday.
The reading compared with a forecast for a 5.12% rise in January in a Reuters poll and followed December’s 5.89% increase. The core CPI index was up 3.04% in January from a year ago, versus a forecast rise of 3.10%.
(Reporting by Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Ed Davies)
