Thai headline CPI up 2.83% y/y in March, less than forecast

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BANGKOK, April 5 (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.83% in March from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, less than analyst forecasts.


The reading compared with a forecast rise of 3.30% in March in a Reuters poll. The core CPI index was up 1.75% in March from a year ago, versus a forecast increase of 1.82%.
(Reporting by Orathai Sriring, Kitiphong Thaichareon and Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Editing by Martin Petty)

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