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Economy Apr, 2007 –National Economic and Social Development Board Credits slowed down faster than. Commercial banks' deposits expanded by 5.7 percent in 2006 from the previous year, but slowing down from 11.6 and... Read More

Economy Apr, 2007 –National Economic and Social Development Board (2.5) Production side in 2006 expanded well both in the agricultural and non agricultural sectors Manufacturing production expanded by 6.1 percent,... Read More

Economy Apr, 2007 –National Economic and Social Development Board (2) Overall, the economy expanded by 5.0 percent in 2006, above that of 4.5 percent in 2005. The leading driver was strong export volume which... Read More

Economy Apr, 2007 –National Economic and Social Development Board * The Thai economy grew by 4.2 percent in Q4/2006, softened further from 6.1, 5.0 and 4.7 percent growth in the previous respective quarters.... Read More

Economy Feb, 2007 –National Economic and Social Development Board Thailand's Answer to Globalization UNDP Report Hails Thai "Middle Path" as key to fighting poverty, coping with economic risk, and promoting... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board The economic management in 2007 should give priorities to the maintenance of economic stability, productivity improvement and the assistance to... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board 3.4 Economic projection for 2007: 4.0 5.0 percent GDP growth, 3 3.5 percent headline inflation, and 0.1 0.5 percent of current accountsurplus to GDP... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board 3.2.2 Internal risk factors associated with the economic prospect are as follows: (1) A recovery of private investment is still uncertain. It is... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board Thai economy in the first three quarters of 2006 showed a favorable growth. Concurrently, the fundamental of the economy was also sound and stable as... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board 1.2 World economic growth in the third quarter of 2006: grew at a decelerating rate led by the slowdownin US, China and Asian economies. The world... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board Production side in the first nine months expanded well both in agricultural and non agricultural sectors Manufacturing production expanded by 6.2... Read More

Economy Dec, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board * In the third quarter, Thai economy expanded by 4.7 percent, slowed down from 6.1 percent and 5.0 percent in the first two respective quarters.... Read More

Economy Jun, 2006 –National Economic and Social Development Board Summary of a talk on "Developing Technology Based Clusters for Competitiveness" presented by Prof. Dr. Michael Luger, an expert in urban and regional... Read More

Economy Dec, 2005 –National Economic and Social Development Board Investment continued a strong momentum, due to (1) Rising capacity utilization rate which counted as key driving force. At the end of October,... Read More

Economy Dec, 2005 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Thai economy expanded by 5.3 percent in Q3, noticeably higher than 4.6 percent in Q2, contributed mainly by the surge in export while import... Read More

Economy Jun, 2005 –National Economic and Social Development Board HIGHLIGHT OF Q1/2005 GDP GROWTH BY SECTOR (YoY) 2004E 1Q04 2Q04 3Q04 4Q04 1Q05 Agriculture 3.9 2.0 5.8 5.2 3.3 8.2 Non agriculture 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.1... Read More

Economy Mar, 2005 –National Economic and Social Development Board quarters due to drought, the return of Avian Flu, and the continual rising oil prices. Annual GDP growth grew by 6.1%. GDP growth (%) 2004 2003 2004... Read More

Economy Sep, 2004 –National Economic and Social Development Board GDP growth (%) Expenditure growth (%) 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 H1 H2 Q1 Q2 H1 2003 H1 H2 Q1 Q2 H1 Agriculture 6.9 7.3 6.5 2.6 7.5 4.8 Private... Read More

Economy May, 2003 –National Economic and Social Development Board On April 11, 2003, Mr. Somkid Jatusripitak, the Deputy Prime Minister, presided over the seminar on "Strategies for Developing the Competitive Edge... Read More

Economy Feb, 2002 –National Economic and Social Development Board 1. Trend of the world economy in 2002 Recovery of the world economy remains uncertain and subject to various downside risks praticularly the slowdown... Read More

Economy Dec, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board Gross Domestic Product of Q3/2001 has been complied based on the most up to date data available from various sources. The figures have been revised... Read More

Economy Dec, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board (%) 2000 2001 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Agriculture 2.2 5.7 4.6 3.5 1.7 1.6 0.9 Non agriculture 6.2 6.4 2.8 3.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 GDP 5.3 6.4 2.9 3.2 1.8 1.9... Read More

Economy Nov, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Prime Minister appointed the new National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) as the former members completed their term. The new Board... Read More

Economy Nov, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board Professor Dr. Sippanondha Ketudat, the Chairman of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council Member Recruitment Committee, chaired the... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) proposed the drafted guideline for potential and efficiency human resource... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) held a Seminar on "Poverty Situation and Outline for Reducing Poverty" by having... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board Science and technology development was focused on improving knowledge and capacity of human resources in applying to local wisdom; having the good... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Cabinet considered the drafted Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2002 2006) before it would be proposed to the National... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board 1999 p 2000 p1 2000 p1 2001 p1 Q1 Q2 H1 Q3 Q4 H2 Q1 Q2 H1 GDP Implicit Price Deflator 4.3 1.7 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 2.9 Consumer Price... Read More

Economy Sep, 2001 –National Economic and Social Development Board 1999 p 2000 p1 2000 p1 Q1 Q2 H1 Q3 Q4 H2 Q1 Q2 H1 Export of Goods and Services 2,699 3,290 747 735 1,482 875 933 1,808 837 838 1674 Rate of Growth (... Read More