Thai Feb headline CPI falls for fifth straight month

BANGKOK: Thailand's headline consumer price index dropped for the fifth straight month in February, and the commerce ministry said prices could fall through April due mainly to energy subsidies.

The headline consumer price index (CPI) in February fell 0.77% from a year earlier, compared with a forecast drop of 0.8% in a Reuters poll, and against the central bank's target range of 1% to 3%.