# Thailand: Second quarter ends on positive note | articles | ING THINK

> Thailand's June industrial production grew 4.7% year-on-year, above the consensus of 3.1%, and economists revised 2Q18 GDP growth estimates upward to 4.5%. The full-year 2018 growth forecast was held at 4.0% because of trade-war risks to exports.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64290-thailand-second-quarter-ends-on-positive-note-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Thai manufacturing and growth support regional demand, but the article's focus is on GDP and the baht rather than feed commodity flows, so the price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/thailand-second-quarter-ends-on-positive-note-for-the-economy/

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