Consumer spending during the Loy Krathong festival is unlikely to be robust due to weakened domestic consumption and the stagnant economy. A UTCC survey estimates spending during next week's Loy Krathong festival in Greater Bangkok will reach 3.93 billion baht, up by only 2.1% from last year. That would be the lowest growth in eight years That would be the lowest growth in eight years except for 2011, when the flood crisis saw spending actually decline.