Tailândia Taxa De Inflação

Consumer prices in Thailand fell by 0.79% year-on-year in August 2025, a sharper drop than market expectations of a 0.70% decline and matching July’s pace. This marked the fifth consecutive month of deflation, and well below the central bank’s 1%–3% target range. Costs continued to decline across most categories, including transportation (-2.73% vs -3.87% in July), clothing and footwear (-1.07% vs -1.08%), and housing (-0.23% vs -0.23%). Deflation also persisted in healthcare (-0.93% vs -1.08%) and tobacco and alcoholic beverages (-0.09% vs -0.04%). At the same time, food and non-alcoholic beverage prices edged down 0.08%, reversing from a 0.84% increase in July. In contrast, recreation and culture went up 0.48% after a 0.47% increase a month earlier. Meanwhile, core consumer prices rose 0.81%, above forecasts of 0.75% but slightly easing from July’s 0.84% gain. On a monthly basis, consumer prices dipped 0.01%, compared to a 0.27% fall in the previous period.