Key facts
- Thailand's manufacturing production index rose 2.05% in September from a year earlier, the industry ministry said.
- The September reading fell short of the 3% year-on-year increase forecast in a Reuters poll.
- The ministry said AI and data centre demand and government purchasing-power measures boosted September output.
- The ministry raised its 2026 factory output growth forecast to 2.75% to 3.75% after a methodology change.
Thailand's manufacturing production index rose 2.05% in September from a year earlier, the industry ministry said on October 30, weaker than the 3% year-on-year increase forecast in a Reuters poll.