Thai industrial sentiment drops for second straight month in April

BANGKOK: Thailand’s industrial sentiment index dropped for a second straight month in April, hurt by high oil prices, a manufacturing slowdown and the war in the Middle East, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Wednesday.

The federation said its industrial sentiment index fell to 85.3 in April from 88.6 in the previous month.

On Tuesday, the country’s leading business group maintained its 2026 economic growth forecast at 1.2% to 1.6% despite stronger-than-expected first-quarter growth.‑Reuters