Factory employment declines but petroleum investment soarsThongchai Chawalitpichaet, director-general of the Industrial Works Department, addresses a press conference at the department in Bangkok on Tuesday. Of the total value, the petroleum sector gained the most -- up by a staggering 2,370% to 38.53 billion baht. Food was the second largest sector, although its value of 28.9 billion baht was 15.76% lower than a year earlier. The electronics sector was valued at 19.57 billion baht from January to June, up by 84.43%. The total value for new operations stood at 106 billion baht, led by food (19.3 billion baht), petroleum (16.8 billion baht) and electronics (14.21 billion baht).

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2019 09:30 UTC