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Factory output rises 14.52 in Aug, beats forecast

Containers are stacked at Bangkok Port. (Photo: Port Authority of Thailand)

Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in August rose a more than expected 14.52% from a year earlier, helped by an easing of Covid-19 curbs, the industry ministry said on Wednesday.

That compares with a forecast rise of 10.1% in factory output for August in a Reuters poll, and after July's revised 6.39% rise from a year earlier.

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