Manufacturing Production in Thailand
The economy recorded average manufacturing growth of -0.2% in the decade to 2022. In 2022, manufacturing growth was 0.4%, down from the 5.8% reading of the prior year.
Thailand Manufacturing Chart
Note: This chart displays Manufacturing Production (ann. var. %) for Thailand from 2016 to 2015.
Source: Macrobond.
Thailand Manufacturing Data
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Manufacturing Production (ann. var. %) | -3.4 | -9.5 | 8.3 | 1.3 | -3.8 |
Manufacturing activity deteriorates in May
Manufacturing production slid 1.5% year on year in May (April: +2.7% yoy). Looking at the details of the release, food products output lost steam in May. In addition, refined petroleum products swung into contraction, while both automotive vehicles output and computer and electronic products fell at faster rates. Nonetheless, the trend improved slightly, with the annual average variation of manufacturing production coming in at minus 3.3% in May, up from April's minus 3.4%.On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing production fell 0.6% May (April: +3.5% mom).
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