National Economic and Social Development Board News

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board (1) The global economy in 2009 is expected to grow by 2.0 2.5 percent, slowdown from 5.1 percent in 2007 and lower than the projected growth rate of... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 3.3.1 Key themes The Thai economy in 2009 tends to slowdown from 2008. In the first half of 2009, the global financial crisis continues to influence... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board (3.2.1) Average Dubai crude oil price in 2008 is expected to be at 95 US dollar per barrel, increase from 68.83 US dollar per barrel, equivalent to... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board The South Korean Economy in Q3 expanded by 3.9 percent (yoy), down from 4.8 percent (yoy) in Q2 and increased by 0.6 percent (qoq) from previous... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board In Q3 the subprime crisis triggered banking insolvency problem and mutated into a full blown global financial crisis encompassing broader countries... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Stock market tumbled. Average daily trading value was 12.2 billion baht, decreased from 20.0 billion baht in the second quarter. SET index closed... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Domestic consumption of petroleum products:Alternative energy consumption rose sharply. In the third quarter, consumption of gasohol increased by... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Agricultural commodity: export price accelerated notably and supported a robust expansion of export value. In the third quarter export of... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Household expenditure expanded by 2.6 percent in the third quarter, the same rate as in first half of 2008. Supporting factors include (i) Strong... Read More

Economy Dec, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Thai economy in the third quarter of 2008 expanded by 4.0 percent, slowed down from 6.0 and 5.3 percent in the first and second quarter... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2.6 Economic projection for High case The Thai economy in 2008 will be able to expand at the minimum rate of 5.5 percent under conditions that (i)... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2.3 Key Assumptions for 2008 Projection (1) The global economy is expected to grow by 4.0 percent, an upward revision from the assumption of 3.8... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2. Economic Projection for 2008 2.1 The world economic outlook: the global economy tends to decelerate further World Economic Growth (% YOY) 2006... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Listed companies earning reported higher growth. Listed companies on SET showed netprofit of 161.6 billion baht, increased by 67.7 percent from the... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Core Inflation continued to accelerate. In the second quarter, core inflation was 2.8 percentcontinued to increase from 1.5 percent of the previous... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Production side: Agricultural sector expanded by 6.5 percent, notably picked up from 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2008, and average expansion... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Production Capacity Utilization 2007 2008 (Percent) Total H1 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 H1 Total Production Capacity 74.4 73.9 73.7 76.1 76.7 72.3 74.5 Beverage... Read More

Economy Sep, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Thai economy in the second quarter of 2008 expanded by 5.3 percent, softened from 6.1 percent in the first quarter as a result of weakening... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Other major Asian economies are weathering but not fully decouple from the slowdown of industrialized economies. Recent indicators indicated that... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2.3 Production side: Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and real estate sector tend to expand comparing with a rate in 2007. For financial sector,... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Dubai crude oil price in 2008 is expected to increase from the average of 68.83 dollars per barrel in 2007 to be around 110 120 U.S. dollars per... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2. Economic Projection for 2008 2.1 The world economic outlook For the rest of 2008, the spillover from the subprime crisis and the slowdown in the... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Financial conditions: Money market interest rates remained unchanged but real interest rates declined. Bank deposits and credits, both household and... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Imports accelerated both in value and volume terms. Import value grew at a remarkably rate of 34.5 percent, compared to 6.6 percent in the fourth... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Economic Condition in the first quarter of 2008 by sectors: Household consumption expanded more strongly, supporting a continuing expansion. In the... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board The faster pace of credit expansion indicated that the continued interest rate cuts in 2007 started to have more impacts on real economic activities.... Read More

Economy Jun, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board The Thai economy has continued on an uptrend trajectory, expanding by 6 percent in the first quarter of 2008, gaining better momentum from the 4.8... Read More

Economy Mar, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board Economic Projection of 2008 Actual data 2007 2008 f Projection Preliminary Projection 2005 2006 Dec 3, 07 Feb 25, 08 Dec 3, 07 Feb 25, 08GDP (at... Read More

Economy Mar, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board (2) In 2008, domestic demand, particularly public and private investment are expected toexpand at a stronger rate, especially in the second half of... Read More

Economy Mar, 2008 –National Economic and Social Development Board 2.2.3 Risk factors Key risk factors in 2008 will be high oil prices which put more inflationary pressures and slower than expected growth of the... Read More