Thailand’s headline inflation up 2.82 pct in September-Xinhua
BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's headline inflation increased further in September, mainly due to rising fuel costs amid escalating Middle East tensions and higher food prices, official data showed on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.82 percent last month compared to a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.53-percent gain in August and registering the strongest reading since April, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The September figure brings inflation closer to the upper bound of the central bank's 1 percent to 3 percent target range. Core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food and energy prices, climbed 1.50 percent year on year in September, quickening from a 1.44-percent rise in the previous month. For the first nine months of 2...
