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Thailand’s June inflation rises 2.42% as fuel and ready-to-eat food prices climb
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Thailand’s headline inflation rose by 2.42% year on year in June 2026, driven mainly by higher domestic fuel prices, rising public transport fares and broad-based increases in ready-to-eat food prices, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office said.
Key facts
- Natiya Suchinda, deputy director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the country’s headline Consumer Price Index stood at 102.85 in June, compared with 100.42 in the same month last year.
- Core inflation, which excludes fresh food and energy, rose by 1.23%, accelerating from 0.92% in May 2026.
- On a month-on-month basis, Thailand’s headline CPI fell by 0.34% from May 2026, mainly due to a 0.66% decline in the non-food and non-beverage category.
- The latest international comparison for May 2026 showed Thailand’s headline inflation rising by 2.79%, placing the country at the 44th-lowest level among 139 economies that had reported inflation figures.
- For the second quarter of 2026, Thailand’s headline CPI rose by 2.70% from the same quarter of 2025 and by 3.08% from the previous quarter.
- For the first six months of 2026, headline CPI increased by an average of 1.08% from the same period last year.
Summary
Natiya Suchinda, deputy director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the country’s headline Consumer Price Index stood at 102.85 in June, compared with 100.42 in the same month last year.
She said domestic fuel prices remained higher than a year earlier due to the impact of conflict in the Middle East and the restructuring of domestic retail oil prices. The higher fuel costs also pushed up public transport fares compared with the previous year.