Production hit by export slowdown

Container vessels at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province. The FTI expects better exports in the fourth quarter this year, driven by year-end celebrations. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

Manufacturers in 25 industries are adjusting their production plans following an export downturn that caused a drop in value for eight consecutive months, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

These industries, notably furniture, machinery, steel and iron, and construction materials, depend on sales to the US as well as European and Asian countries.