Oct industries sentiment at 5-month high on travel reopeningTravellers from Paris assemble in the arrival hall of Suvarnabhumi airport on Nov 1, 2021. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)Thailand's industries sentiment rose for a second straight month in October to a five-month high, bolstered by improved economic activity following an easing of coronavirus curbs, including a travel reopening, an industries group said on Monday. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said its industries sentiment index rose to 82.1 last month from 79.0 in September. "We see more people mobility and more hotel bookings for the New Year period, which are good signs for the country's reopening," FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree told a briefing. The sentiment index, however, remains below 100, indicating that enterprises' confidence "is still poor", Mr Supant added.
