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At a glance
The Economy at a glance...
 
 

1990

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

1.POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT

   Population (Million)

56.3

60.1

60.8

61.5

61.7

61.9

   Unemployment rate 1/

3.9

1.5

1.5

4.4

4.2

 3.2

2.GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (1988 Prices)

        (Billion baht)

1,945

3,120

3,075

2,743

2,859

2,982

   2.1 Real GDP growth (%)

11.2

5.9

-1.4

-10.8

4.2

4.3

   2.2 Private consumption expenditure (1988=100)      

        (+,-%)

12.9

6.8

-1.1

-12.6

4.0

5.0

   2.3 Investment expenditure (1988=100)

       

        - Private (+,- %)

na.

3.4

-31.7

-52.4

-6.5

3.8

        - Public (+,-%)

na.

17.2

3.4

-13.4

0.1

2.1

3. LEADING INDEX  (Period average) 

        (1990=100)

100.0 113.7 108.4 103.9

108.2

110.2

        (+,- % ) 2/

na. -0.4 -4.6 -4.1

4.1

1.8

4. COINCIDENT INDEX   (Period average)   

        (1990=100)

100.0 116.9 110.8 99.7

106.9

111.2

        (+,- % ) 2/

6.6 1.3 -5.3 -10.0 7.2 4.0

5. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDEX

        (1988=100)

106.0

136.6

139.1

 140.2

143.4   

        (+,-%)

-1.9

3.8

1.8

 0.8

2.3   

6. MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION INDEX  (Period average)

        (1995=100 : sa)

66.1

107.8

107.1

96.5

108.6

111.8

        (+,- %) 2/

9.6

7.7

-0.5

-10.0

12.5

2.9
7. COMPOSITE CONSUMPTION INDEX   (Period average)

        (1995=100)

na.

115.4 112.3 99.2 97.1 100.6

        (+,- %)

na.

15.3 -2.7 -11.6 -3.9 3.6

8. PRIVATE INVESTMENT INDEX

        (index)

 134.1  96.7 69.8  5.7  79.3 105.1

        (+,-%)

 19.4  6.9 -2.1  -23.5  1.0 9.7

9.EXTERNAL POSITION   (Billion baht)

    Exports

583.2

1,378.9

1,789.7

2,181.1

2150.0

2,733.3

    % change from prior year

14.4

-0.2

29.8

21.9

-1.4

27.1

    (% growth in US$)

(14.9)

(-1.9)

(3.8)

(-6.8)

(7.4)

(19.6)

    Imports

838.3

1,796.5

1,874.5

1,678.0

1,800.1

2,513.4

     % change from prior year

29.0

2.3

4.3

-10.5

7.3

39.6

     (% growth in US$)

(29.5)

(0.6)

(-13.3)

(-33.8)

(16.9)

(31.3)

    Trade balance

-255.1

-417.6

-84.8

503.1

349.9

219.8

    (as % of GDP)

-11.7

-9.1

-1.8

10.9

 7.6

4.4

    Current account balance

-186.2

-372.2

-40.3

592.1

470.0

369.7

    (as % of GDP)

-8.5

-8.1

-0.9

12.8

 10.2

7.4

    Balance of payments

97.2

54.6

-299.2

57.6

172.7

-71.2

  Notes :     1/ as  % of labour force
                  2/ +,- % 12-M moving average
    
   Sources : (1),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9)Bank of Thailand
                   (2) Office of National Economic and Social Development Board
                    (3), (4) Ministry of Commerce


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