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Rubber authority expects 10% output loss
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2017
» Authorities projected a loss of around 10% of rubber output in the 2016-17 crop year after unseasonal flooding affected the country's main growing region, a senior industry official said on Thursday.
Bull run in sugar likely to continue
Business, Reuters, Published on 08/07/2016
» NEW YORK: After a four-year bear market, sugar has found its sweet spot.
Consumer confidence falls further
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2016
» Consumer confidence dropped for a fifth straight month in May, a university survey showed on Thursday, due to concerns over economic prospects at home and abroad, drought and low commodity prices.
May consumer prices rise for 2nd month
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2016
» Annual headline consumer prices rose for a second straight month in May, mainly driven by higher food prices due to drought, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.
Tourists are not welcome as boom brings backlash
Business, Reuters, Published on 31/05/2016
» PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN - On the walls of the grand old houses of this Balearic port which attracts millions of foreigners every year, a new kind of graffiti has flourished: "Tourists go home".
Q1 GDP surprisingly resilient, but export slump a risk
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2016
» The economy outpaced expectations in the first quarter to expand at the fastest annual rate in three years, providing some relief for the government that has struggled to stimulate growth in the two years since it seized power.
March consumer sentiment at 5-month low - survey
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2016
» Thai consumer confidence fell to a five-month low in March, a university survey showed on Tuesday, as the worst drought in over 20 years hurt the farm sector and concern over the global economy weighed on sentiment.
Drought killing next year's sugar crop
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2016
» RATCHABURI -- Prasert Jitkham stoops down and pulls a yellowed sugar cane shoot from baked soil. The worst drought in more than 20 years `has killed the plant he should harvest next year.
UTCC: Drought may cut GDP by 0.6-0.8 percentage points
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2016
» The drought is expected to cut economic growth by 0.6 to 0.8 of a percentage point this year, with predictions of an even more severe impact if the dry weather continues after mid-year, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce says.
Factory output falls as external demand worsens
Reuters, Published on 29/02/2016
» Industrial output fell more than expected in January and at the sharpest pace in more than a year, showing the trade-reliant economy continues to struggle amid weak global and domestic demand.