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Key Economic Indicators
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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1.POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT
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Population (Million persons at year-end)
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62.42 |
62.83 |
63.04 |
63.39 |
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Unemployment rate 1/
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0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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2.GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (1988 Prices)
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(Billion baht)
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3,858 |
4,057 |
4,257 |
4,361 |
4,262 |
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2.1 Real GDP growth (%)
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4.6 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
-2.3 |
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2.2 Consumption expenditure (1988=100)
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- Private (+,- %)
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4.6 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
-1.1 |
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- Public (+,-%)
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11.3 |
2.2 |
9.7 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
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2.3 Investment expenditure (1988=100)
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- Private (+,- %)
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10.4 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
-12.8 |
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- Public (+,-%)
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10.9 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
-4.6 |
2.7 |
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3. LEADING ECONOMIC INDEX (Period
average)
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(Jan.-May) |
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(2000=100)
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111.5 |
113.7 |
116.6 |
114.9 |
118.4 |
120.7 |
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(+,- % )
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-1.1 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
-1.5 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
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4. COINCIDENT ECONOMIC INDEX (Period
average)
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(2000=100)
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113.8 |
115.1 |
116.1 |
117.8 |
114.7 |
119.0 |
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(+,- % )
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2.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
-2.6 |
5.7 |
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5. CROP PRODUCTION INDEX
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(1988=100)
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180.4 |
192.6 |
195.3 |
212.2 |
209.0 |
187.2 |
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(+,-%)
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-5.1 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
9.0 |
-1.5 |
-0.7 |
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6. MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION INDEX
(Period average)
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Total index (2000=100)
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155.6 |
167.0 |
180.7 |
190.2 |
180.4 |
208.2 |
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Total index (exclude liquor)
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154.2 |
165.6 |
179.6 |
188.9 |
179.0 |
206.8 |
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7. PRIVATE CONSUMPTION INDEX (Period
average)
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(2000=100)
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121.9 |
124.7 |
126.3 |
130.9 |
127.6 |
133.7 |
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(+,- %)
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3.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
-2.5 |
7.5 |
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8.EXTERNAL POSITION (Billion baht)
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Exports
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4,406.7 |
4,838.2 |
5,212.2 |
5,831.1 |
5,155.1 |
2,421.4 |
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% change from prior year
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15.3 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
11.9 |
-11.6 |
25.0 |
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(% growth in US$)
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15.2 |
17.0 |
18.2 |
15.9 |
-14.0 |
34.8 |
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Imports
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4,733.4 |
4,803.9 |
4,773.1 |
5,845.4 |
4,485.9 |
2,283.3 |
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% change from prior year
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25.8 |
1.5 |
-0.6 |
22.5 |
-23.3 |
45.8 |
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(% growth in US$)
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25.8 |
7.9 |
9.1 |
26.8 |
-25.2 |
57.2 |
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Trade balance
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-326.8 |
34.3 |
439.1 |
-14.3 |
669.2 |
138.1 |
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(as % of GDP)
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-4.6 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
-0.2 |
7.4 |
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Current account balance
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-302.5 |
84.6 |
539.7 |
34.0 |
699.5 |
192.5 |
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(as % of GDP)
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-4.3 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
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Balance of payments
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221.4 |
477.5 |
586.4 |
811.8 |
824.6 |
358.4 |
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9. INFLATION RATE
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(Jan.- Jun.) |
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9.1 Headline CPI ( +,- %)
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4.5 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
-0.9 |
3.5 |
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9.2 Core CPI ( +,- %)
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1.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
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9.3 PPI (+,-%)
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9.2 |
7.0 |
3.3 |
12.4 |
-3.8 |
10.6 |
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10.FINANCIAL SECTOR (End of period)
(Billion baht)
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Other depository corporations
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(Jan.-May) |
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- Deposits
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7,606.0 |
8,337.7 |
8,530.3 |
9,256.4 |
9,771.1 |
10,264.0 |
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+,- %
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6.1 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
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- Loans
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6,644.2 |
7,512.7 |
7,876.3 |
8,604.2 |
8,863.5 |
9,125.1 |
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+,- %
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6.1 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
9.2 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
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Securities other than shares & shares
and other equity
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451.5 |
394.6 |
424.5 |
355.3 |
422.6 |
443.2 |
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+,- %
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1.6 |
-14.8 |
7.6 |
-16.3 |
18.9 |
16.1 |
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Money base
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843.4 |
865.4 |
933.8 |
1,039.7 |
1,103.3 |
1,088.8 |
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+,- %
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5.0 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
11.3 |
6.1 |
14.3 |
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Money supply (Narrow money)
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898.9 |
911.5 |
999.9 |
1,041.2 |
1,174.6 |
1,261.9 |
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+,- %
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7.8 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
4.1 |
12.8 |
14.4 |
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Money supply (Broad money)
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7,736.9 |
8,573.4 |
9,109.5 |
9,948.7 |
10,610.1 |
10,991.4 |
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+,- %
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6.3 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
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11.GOVERNMENT FISCAL POSITION 2/
(Bil.baht) (Fiscal year)
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(Oct.-May) |
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11.1 Actual revenue
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1,227.1 |
1,340.3 |
1,433.0 |
1,545.8 |
1,411.7 |
957.3 |
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+,- %
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9.1 |
9.2 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
-8.7 |
26.1 |
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11.2 Actual expenditures
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1,218.7 |
1,359.5 |
1,520.5 |
1,582.6 |
1,803.0 |
1,163.4 |
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+,- %
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10.2 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
4.1 |
13.9 |
-3.5 |
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12. EXCHANGE RATE
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(Jan.- Jun.) |
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Baht/US$ (Selling rate)
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40.3642 |
38.0287 |
34.6854 |
33.4853 |
34.4728 |
32.7807 |
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13. SECURITIES MARKET
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SET index (Close)
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713.73 |
679.84 |
858.10 |
449.96 |
734.54 |
797.31 |
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Market cap. (Billion baht)
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5,105.1 |
5,078.7 |
6,636.1 |
3,568.2 |
5,873.1 |
6,438.3 |
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(as % of GDP)
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72.0 |
64.7 |
77.8 |
39.3 |
64.9 |
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1/ as % of labour force
2/ Starting December 2004, government agencies have migrated
towards "Government Fiscal Management Information System
(GFMIS)", which may cause some data imperfection during
the transition period.
Sources: (1),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(10),(11),(12)
Bank of Thailand
(2) Office of the National Economic and Social Development
Board
(9) Ministry of Commerce
(13) Stock Exchange of Thailand
Source
: Bankok Bank
Updated: July
2010
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