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HISTORICAL FACTS: Is stagflation looming - Caught on Camera

A food vendor sits idly as he waits for customers in the Yaowarat area of Bangkok. Arnun Chonmahatrakool

With Thailand's inflation galloping, unemployment relatively high and the outlook for economic growth dimmed by another outbreak of Covid-19, economists and analysts are increasingly warning of a possible bout of stagflation.

Stagflation is a combination of stagnation and inflation. It describes an economic condition characterised by slow growth and high unemployment (economic stagnation) mixed with rising prices (inflation).

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