MPI dips to lowest since 2011Thailand's capacity utilisation for car manufacturing plants fell to 12.6% in April. Pattanapong HirunardThailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in April stood at 79.04, the lowest level since November 2011. The capacity utilisation rate was 51.9% in April, a decrease from 67.8% in March. The capacity utilisation rate for the first four months this year was 63.1%. In the first quarter of 2020, capacity utilisation was 66.7%, down from 71.3% during the same period last year.

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2020 23:37 UTC