Statistics bureau releases even lower GPD forecast of 1.05%

The government's statistics bureau lowered its GDP forecast for the ninth time, due to falling exports and weak domestic consumption. Its current forecast for the year is an anemic 1.05 percent, leading the DPP to call for a change within the cabinet. The government's statistics bureau has lowered its full-year GDP growth forecast by 0.61 percentage points, based upon poor exports and weak dome ...