The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) announced the June 2026 industrial confidence index rebounded to 88.2, marking its first positive increase in four months. The rise was attributed to positive factors from the “Thai Help Thai Plus” program stimulating purchasing power and the “Thailand Fastpass” policy accelerating investment.
11 July 2026 GMT+7 The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported that the industrial confidence index for June 2026 increased to 88.2 from 84.7 in May, marking the first rise in four months. The key factor was the support from government economic measures continuously promoted by the Ministry of Finance, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr. Akniti Nitithanprapas.
The FTI stated in a press conference that two main policies helped restore private sector confidence: Consumption and purchasing power stimulation through the “Thai Help Thai Plus” policy, which reduces living costs and boosts domestic purchasing power, generating over 43.2 billion baht circulating in the economy. This directly benefited sales of consumer goods, food, beverages, and fashion lifestyle sectors, helping especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) regain liquidity and confidence.
Another measure is investment stimulation through the “Thailand Fastpass” policy, which streamlines and accelerates investment promotion applications from the Board of Investment (BOI), resulting in 25 projects with over 223 billion baht in actual investments.
Additionally, as BOI board chairman, Mr. Akniti aims to push Thailand Fastpass investments to reach one trillion baht by the end of this year. This is alongside setting conditions for participating projects to transfer technology and skills to Thai workers through the “Skill Bridge” program, aiming to enhance the country’s long-term competitiveness. Other positive factors supporting private sector confidence include the Monetary Policy Committee maintaining the policy interest rate at 1% per annum and energy management reducing domestic energy and transportation costs.
The three-month forward industrial confidence index rose to 94.5 from 91.8 in May. This improvement is supported by the solar power program for the public and a 200 billion baht energy restructuring plan, expected to stimulate demand in the clean energy supply chain sectors such as solar panels, electrical equipment, and energy storage systems.
However, despite ongoing external uncertainties in the economy’s second half, this recovery reflects the continuous implementation of key government economic policies that have provided clear direction and crucial momentum to sustain and boost confidence in Thailand’s industrial sector for the remainder of the year.