Economic Projection of 2007
Projection
Preliminary
2007_f
2004 2005 2006_p 4 Dec 06 6 Mar 07
GDP (at current prices: Bil.Bht) 6,489.8 7,087.7 7,813.1 8,474.6 8,438.1
GDP per capita (Bht per year) 101,017.2 109,318.4 120,497.4 129,697.7 129,139.3
GDP (at current prices: Bil.USD) 161.0 176.0 206.1 229.0 237.7
GDP per capita (USD per year) 2,507 2,715 3,179 3,505.3 3,637.7
GDP Growth (at constant prices, %) 6.3 4.5 5.0 4.0-5.0 4.0-5.0
Investment (at constant prices, %) 13.2 11.1 4.0 6.2 4.8
Private (at constant prices, %) 16.2 10.9 3.9 7.0 5.0
Public (at constant prices, %) 5.0 11.3 4.5 4.0 4.0
Consumption (at constant prices, %) 6.1 5.5 3.2 3.8 4.0
Private (at constant prices, %) 6.2 4.3 3.1 3.8 3.8
Public (at constant prices, %) 5.6 13.7 3.4 4.0 5.0
Export volume of goods&services (,%) 9.6 4.3 8.5 5.4 5.5
Export value of goods (Bil.USD) 94.9 109.2 128.2 139.0 138.3
Growth rate (%) 21.6 15.0 17.4 9.0 7.9
Growth rate (Volume, %) 8.4 4.3 9.0 5.0 5.4
Import volume of goods&services (,%) 13.4 9.3 1.6 5.6 5.6
Import value of goods (Bil.USD) 93.5 117.7 126.0 139.8 136.1
Growth rate (%) 25.7 25.9 7.0 9.6 8.0
Growth rate (Volume, %) 12.3 8.9 -0.8 4.6 5.0
Trade balance (Bil.USD) 1.5 -8.5 2.2 -0.8 2.3
Current account balance (Bil.USD) 2/ 2.8 -7.9 3.2 0.2 3.1
Current account to GDP (%) 1.7 -4.4 1.5 0.1 1.3
Inflation (%)
CPI 2.7 4.5 4.7 3.0-3.5 2.5-3.0
GDP Deflator 3.2 4.5 5.0 4.0 3.5
Unemployment rate (%) 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5-2.0
Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board. March 6, 2007
Note: 1/ Reinvested earnings has been recorded as part of FDI in Financial account, and its
contra entry recorded as income on equity in current account.
--National Economic and Social Development Board--
-PM-
Projection
Preliminary
2007_f
2004 2005 2006_p 4 Dec 06 6 Mar 07
GDP (at current prices: Bil.Bht) 6,489.8 7,087.7 7,813.1 8,474.6 8,438.1
GDP per capita (Bht per year) 101,017.2 109,318.4 120,497.4 129,697.7 129,139.3
GDP (at current prices: Bil.USD) 161.0 176.0 206.1 229.0 237.7
GDP per capita (USD per year) 2,507 2,715 3,179 3,505.3 3,637.7
GDP Growth (at constant prices, %) 6.3 4.5 5.0 4.0-5.0 4.0-5.0
Investment (at constant prices, %) 13.2 11.1 4.0 6.2 4.8
Private (at constant prices, %) 16.2 10.9 3.9 7.0 5.0
Public (at constant prices, %) 5.0 11.3 4.5 4.0 4.0
Consumption (at constant prices, %) 6.1 5.5 3.2 3.8 4.0
Private (at constant prices, %) 6.2 4.3 3.1 3.8 3.8
Public (at constant prices, %) 5.6 13.7 3.4 4.0 5.0
Export volume of goods&services (,%) 9.6 4.3 8.5 5.4 5.5
Export value of goods (Bil.USD) 94.9 109.2 128.2 139.0 138.3
Growth rate (%) 21.6 15.0 17.4 9.0 7.9
Growth rate (Volume, %) 8.4 4.3 9.0 5.0 5.4
Import volume of goods&services (,%) 13.4 9.3 1.6 5.6 5.6
Import value of goods (Bil.USD) 93.5 117.7 126.0 139.8 136.1
Growth rate (%) 25.7 25.9 7.0 9.6 8.0
Growth rate (Volume, %) 12.3 8.9 -0.8 4.6 5.0
Trade balance (Bil.USD) 1.5 -8.5 2.2 -0.8 2.3
Current account balance (Bil.USD) 2/ 2.8 -7.9 3.2 0.2 3.1
Current account to GDP (%) 1.7 -4.4 1.5 0.1 1.3
Inflation (%)
CPI 2.7 4.5 4.7 3.0-3.5 2.5-3.0
GDP Deflator 3.2 4.5 5.0 4.0 3.5
Unemployment rate (%) 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5-2.0
Source: Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board. March 6, 2007
Note: 1/ Reinvested earnings has been recorded as part of FDI in Financial account, and its
contra entry recorded as income on equity in current account.
--National Economic and Social Development Board--
-PM-