泰国商会大学的消费者信心指数从上个月的57.7降至2024年8月的56.5。这是连续第六个月情绪下降,在经济活动疲软、收入降低和家庭债务高企的情况下,这是自2023年7月以来的最低水平。与此同时,随着政府从前总理Srettha Thavisin转变为前领导人他信·西那瓦的女儿Paetongtarn Shinawatra,政策的不确定性加剧。2024年第二季度,泰国国内生产总值同比增长2.3%,高于2.1%的预测,但在成本压力增加的情况下,占该国经济约55%的私人消费明显放缓。与此同时,核心消费者价格指数在7月份上涨0.52%后,8月份同比上涨0.62%,为10个月来最大涨幅。
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s consumer confidence index was down to 56.5 in August 2024 from 57.7 in the previous month. It was the sixth straight month of falling sentiment, pointing to the lowest reading since July 2023, amid sluggish economic activity, lower incomes, and high household debt. Meanwhile, policy uncertainty heightened following a change in government from former PM Srettha Thavisin to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand's GDP grew by 2.3% yoy in Q2 of 2024, above forecasts of 2.1% but private consumption, which contributes around 55% of the nation's economy, notably eased in the face of elevated cost pressure. Meanwhile, core consumer prices rose by 0.62% yoy in August, the most in ten months, after a 0.52% gain in July.