TISI up on virus protection salesA woman buys face masks at a stall near Government House on Feb 7. (File photo)Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) in January increased slightly to 92.2 points from 91.7 in December, thanks to massive sales of products for the virus protection, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). "Also, a rise in PM 2.5 pollution across the country and the virus outbreak caused a massive demand for face masks and hand sanitiser gel." The FTI expects the TISI will rise to 99.4 over the next three months, still down from the 100.1 in a previous estimate, on overall business economic sentiment. "There are many difficulties such as low purchasing power, widespread drought and the virus outbreak that impact the tourism and export sectors," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2020 04:50 UTC