Preliminary Estimate Estimate
(As of 19 March 2001) (As of 18 June 2001)
1999 2000 2001 2001
GDP (Current prices: billion of Baht) 4,615.40 4,900.30 5,179.30 5,081.50
GDP growth rate (1988 price,%) 4.2 4.4 3.5-4.0 2.0-3.0
Investment (1988 price, %) -4 5.4 5.1-5.9 3.7-7.1
Private (1988 price, %) -5 14.6 6.8-8.2 5.1-9.4
Public (1988 price, %) -2.8 -6.1 2.6 2
Consumption (1988 price, %) 3.5 4.9 4.1 3.8
Private (1988 price, %) 4 4.6 4.0-4.2 3.5-3.7
Public (1988 price, %) 0.9 6.5 4.8 5.3
Export value (Billions of US$) 56.8 67.9 72.7-74.0 66.5-67.6
Growth rate (%) 7.4 19.6 7.0-9.0 (-2.0) - (-0.5)
Import value (Billions of US$) 47.5 62.4 68.0-70.0 64.4-65.8
Growth rate (%) 16.9 31.3 9.0-12.2 3.2-5.5
Balance of Trade (Billions of US$) 9.3 5.5 4.6 2.1
Current account balance (Billions of US$) 12.5 9.2 6.6 4.2
Current account balance / GDP (%) 10.2 7.5 5.5 3.7
Inflation (%)
Consumer price index 0.3 1.6 2.2 2.2
GDP Deflator -4.5 1.7 2.4 1.9
Source : National Economic and Social Development Board, 18 June 2001