Thai headline CPI rises less than expected at 0.38% y/y in July

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's annual headline inflation rate rose in July, less than expectations, commerce ministry data showed on Monday (Aug 7), helped by lower energy prices from a high base a year earlier.

The headline consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.38% in July from a year earlier, compared with a forecast rise of 0.64% in a Reuters poll, and against June's 0.23% year-on-year rise.