BANGKOK, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's business sentiment edged up in September due to improvements in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, data from the central bank showed on Wednesday.
According to the Bank of Thailand, the Southeast Asian country's business sentiment index (BSI) was recorded at 48.0 last month, edging up from 47.5 in August, as most components increased.
In the third quarter of 2025, the BSI declined compared to the previous quarter owing to a fall in the manufacturing index across almost all businesses, particularly within export-related industries, where respondents reported significant drops in both total order books and production, the central bank said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the non-manufacturing index rose slightly from the last quarter, thanks to the hotel and restaurant sectors, where respondents reported increases in total order books and the number of services, supported by the domestic tourism co-payment scheme.
The three-month expected BSI came in at 52.0 in September, up from 51.1 a month earlier, remaining above the 50-point threshold for the second month in a row on the back of improvement in nearly all components.
The reading was based on a survey of 702 respondents from large and medium-sized firms. ■
