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MONTHLY ECONOMIC

August 2014 issue


Executive summary Growth The Thai Economy contracted in the first quarter of 2014. On the expenditure side, Investment and Private consumption were affected and contributed negatively to the overall growth. On the production side, Contraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged the overall GDP growth In June, Manufacturing production went back to its declining trend, while Agriculture production increased impressively. On the expenditure side, Private consumption and Private Investment also declined. FDI and BOI net application dropped. Export grew 9% in THB term but decreased in USD term. Import, however, registered a negative growth, driven by lower intermediate goods import. Tourist arrivals dropped 10% in the first 6 months. Looking forward, Monetary policies are proͲ growth, with policy rate unchanged at 2%. Government spending was limited due to political situation.

Confidence in private s Businesses were more Industries and Consum pessimistic.

The consensus project 2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ

Employment and wea Unemployment rate in 1.15% in June but Thai rate is the lowest amo

Thailand’s per capita in 5,370 in 2013, ranked average Thai is slightly average Chinese but m richer than an average Income distribution is but there has been ove the past two decades, Bangkok. Poverty head have declined over the


sector is mixed. e pessimistic while mers were less

tion is between 1.5%Ͳ Ͳ5.5% for 2015.

alth distribution ncreased significantly to iland’s unemployment ongst leading economies

ncome was at USD 103rd in the world. An y poorer than an more than three times e Vietnamese. Thailand’s among the worst in Asia erall improvement over except for only in dcount and poverty rate e last decade.

Stability In July, Headline inflation dropped to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the way in price increase compared to a year ago. Producer Price inflation decreased slightly to 1.2%. Banking system is quite stable. Bank’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity tightened slightly as loan expanded. Lower budget surplus in the first 6 months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. Public debt as percentage of GDP increased slightly so far this year due mainly to direct government debt, but the current level of 46% is not yet dangerous. Majority of the public debt is domestic based. Balance of Payment went negative in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. External debt has been increasing but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Economic contraction in the first

Chart 1.05 – Historical Real GDP growth rate Annual growth, percent 7.1% 6.3% 5.3%

CAGR* 2002Ͳ2013 = 4.1%

4.6%

5.1% 5.0%

2.5%

-2.3

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200

Note: (*) Cumulative Annual Growth Rate Source: NESDB; CTE analysis


quarter of 2014

7.8% 6.5%

2.9%

0.1% -0.6%

3%

09 2010 2011 2012 2013

1Q14 2Q14 3Q14 4Q14

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Contraction in Manufacturing and overall GDP growth the most in 1 Chart 1.06a – Real growth by sector, 1Q14 YearͲonͲYear percentage change -0.6

GDP Financial

6.6

PublicAdmin

6.6 5.7

Education

3.7

Transport

2.2

Health&Social Agriculture

1.3

Other social

1.3

RealEstate

-0.3

Trading

-0.5 -1.2

Mining Fishing

-2.4

Private HH

-2.5

Manufacture

-2.7

Utilities

-3.1

Hotel&Res

-3.1

Construction

-12.4

Source: NESDB; CTE analysis


d Construction has dragged the Q14 Chart 1.06b – Sectoral contributions, 1Q14 Contributions to total Real GDP growth -0.6

GDP

0.4

Transport

0.3

Financial

0.2

PublicAdmin

0.1

Education

0.1

Agriculture Other social

0.0

Health&Social

0.0

Private HH

0.0

RealEstate

0.0

Mining

0.0

Fishing

0.0 -0.1

Trading

-0.1

Utilities

-0.1

Hotel&Res

-0.3

Construction Manufacture

-1.0

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Investment and Private consumpt contributed negatively to the ove

Chart 1.08a – Real growth by expenditure, 1Q YearͲonͲYear percentage change M (services)

11.2

G

2.9

X (goods)

0.8

GDP

-0.6

C

-3.0

X (services)

-4.2

I (capital)

-9.8

M (goods) I

-12.0 -17.4

Note: (*) C = Private consumption, I = Investment which includes I (capital) = Capital fo G = Government consumption, X = Export of goods and services, M = Import

Source: NESDB; CTE analysis


tion were affected and erall growth in 1Q14

Q14 Chart 1.08b – Expenditure Contributions, 1Q14

2

Contributions to total Real GDP growth GDP

-0.6

M (goods)

5.9

X (goods)

0.4

Discrpncy

0.3

G

0.3

X (services)

-0.8

M (services)

-1.0

C

-1.5

I (Inventory)

-2.1

I (capital)

-2.1

ormation and I (inventory) = Change in inventory t of goods and services

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Manufacturing production declin

Chart 1.11 – Manufacturing Production Index (2000=100) CAGR

2.7%

194.2 174.8 152.1

182.6

161.1

170.0

177.7

138.6

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: The Office of Industrial Economics


ed again in June

Monthly Average 250.0

200.0

2013

181.6

175.8

150.0

2014

M-o-M

100.0

-1.7%

Y-o-Y

50.0

-6.6%

0.0

2012 2013

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Most sectors had their production last month

Chart 1.12a – YͲonͲY change in MPI by sector June 2014, percent

24.3

Precision instru

21.1

Wood products

18.9

Tobacco Electronic

14.5

Basic Mat

13.3

Paper

6.6

Rubber&Plastic

6.1

Metal products

5.0 3.3

Petroleum

0.5

Leather -2.0

Chemical Textiles

-3.5

Office automate

-4.0

Food & Bev

-4.0

Electrical

-8.0

Mineral

-8.2 -11.1

Machineries

-12.8

Apparel Transport Equip Furniture Vehicles

-19.1 -23.7 -26.8

Source: The Office of Industrial Economics; CTE analysis


n decreased substantially from

Chart 1.12b – MͲonͲM change in MPI by sector June 2014, percent

3

0.3 -1.1 14.3 7.3 2.0 -4.7 -0.5 -2.3 -5.3 -0.6 -2.8 1.2 -3.3 -8.8 3.4 -4.5 -5.8 3.1 0.7 -1.7 5.1

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Capacity utilization rate continue

Chart 1.13a – Overall Capacity Utilization Rate Percent 100% 90% 80% 70%

Seasonally adjusted

60% Normal

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14

Source: The Office of Industrial Economics


s its declining trend

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Chart 1.13b – Capacity utilization rate by sector June 2014, percent Rubber&Plastic Textiles Electrical Wood products Metal products Furniture Basic Mat Chemical Precision instru Leather Electronic Office automate Food & Bev Mineral Transport Equip Paper Vehicles Petroleum Machineries Tobacco Apparel

84% 80% 78% 76% 73% 71% 71% 71% 67% 66% 66% 62% 61% 60% 56% 54% 45% 42% 42% 35% 26%

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Thailand’s MPI dropped the most Philippines enjoyed highest grow

Chart 1.14 – Manufacturing Production Index Latest, percent change on year ago Philippines Ͳ May China Ͳ Jun Taiwan Ͳ Jun Vietnam Ͳ Jul Malaysia Ͳ May Australia Ͳ Q1 India Ͳ May US Ͳ Jun Japan Ͳ Jun Indonesia Ͳ May Pakistan Ͳ May Hong Kong Ͳ Q1 South Korea Ͳ Jun Euro Area Ͳ May Russia Ͳ Jun Singapore Ͳ Jun -3.1

Brazil Ͳ May Thailand Ͳ Jun Source: The Economist

-6.6


t from a year ago, while wth

x 13.8 9.2 8.6 7.5 6.1 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4

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Agriculture production still grew

Chart 1.10 – Agriculture production index (2005=100)

CAGR

3.0% 122.5

100.0

105.9

113.0 112.1 109.4 111.2

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Source: Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture a


healthily from a year ago

Monthly Average 250.0 Y-o-Y

128.4 126.6

+1.2% 200.0 M-o-M

-5.7% 150.0

2014 2013 100.0

50.0

0.0

2012 2013

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Private consumption dropped aga

Chart 1.15 – Composite Private Consumption I (2000=100) CAGR

2.5%

117.8

126.1 121.9 124.2

130.6

134.2

139.2

127.2

04-Avg 05-Avg 06-Avg 07-Avg 08-Avg 09-Avg 10-Avg 11-Avg 1

Note: (*) seasonally adjusted Source: Bank of Thailand


ain in June

Index*

147.0 147.5

12-Avg 13-Avg

Monthly Average 150.0

149.0

148.0

2013 147.0

2014 146.0

145.0

144.0

M-o-M

-1.0%

Y-o-Y

-1.1% 143.0

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Vehicle consumption expenditure far this year Chart 1.16a – YͲonͲY change First 6 months of 2014 vs 2013, percent NGV (kg.)* Diesel (litre)

1

LPG (litre)*

1

Benzene & Gasohol (litre)

0

Real VAT (2000 prices, baht)

0.0

HH electricity (kilowatt/hour)

-0.6

Real import of consumer goods (2000 prices, US$)

-6.8 -20.4

Motocycle (Unit) -33.9

Commercial Car (Unit) Passenger Car (Unit)

-47.6

Note: (*) figures are 1Ͳmonth delayed Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


es were the biggest decliners so

Chart 1.16b – MͲonͲM change June vs May 2014, percent 4.2

0.9 2.8

1.1 0.3

1.0 -0.5

0.6 -3.9

2.0 -3.2 -3.1 -1.0 3.2

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Private Investment went down in

Chart 1.17 – Private Investment Index (2000=100)

CAGR

4.9% 209.1 172.4 175.2 175.7 156.0

193.5

183.9 161.2

04-Avg 05-Avg 06-Avg 07-Avg 08-Avg 09-Avg 10-Avg 11-Avg 1

Source: Bank of Thailand


n June

Monthly Average 260.0 255.0 250.0

240.8 240.1

12-Avg 13-Avg

245.0

2013

240.0 235.0 230.0

M-o-M

2014

-0.2%

225.0 Y-o-Y

220.0

-2.7%

215.0

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Commercial car sales took the big

Chart 1.18a – YͲonͲY change First 6 months of 2014 vs 2013, percent

Domestic Cement sales (ton)

2.2

Domestic Machinery sales* (2000 prices, Baht)

1.6

Construction Area permitted (sqm)

Import of Capital Goods (2000 prices, Baht)

Domestic commercial car -32.6 sales (unit)

Note: (*) figures are 1Ͳmonth delayed Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

-0.6

-6.7


ggest hit so far this year

Chart 1.18b – MͲonͲM change June vs May 2014, percent

2

0.2

-2.0

-1.5

0.3

-1.1

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FDI value dropped 15% in the firs

Chart 5.14 – Foreign Direct Investment Million USD

1 11,331 10,699 9,112 8,547

4,853 3,861

07FY

08FY

(*) Preliminary figures

Source: BOT

09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY


t 5 months of 2014

Monthly cumulative FDI* 14,000

12,807

13FY

12,000

2013 10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2014 2,000

0

J

F M A M J

J

A S O N D

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BOI’s net application decreased 1 2014

Chart 5.15 – BOI net application of foreign di Billion Baht 648

396 351 236

09FY

10FY

11FY

Note: (*) Foreign investment (foreign equity>=10%)

Source: Board of Investment

12FY


10% during the first 5 months of

irect investment*

525

256

13FY

230

2013/5M

2014/5M

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FDI from Japan, the biggest sourc years

Chart 5.16 – BOI net application of FDI* break Percent of total

Others

23%

27%

USA ANIEs ASEAN

3% 6% 6%

2% 7%

Europe

17%

Japan

44%

8%

10FY Note: (*) Foreign investment (foreign equity>=10%) (**) ANIEs: Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea

Source: Board of Investment; CTE analysis

7%

49%

11FY


ce, has been declining in recent

kdown by country group

11% 4% 10% 7% 10%

21%

11%

2% 6%

18%

10%

9% 3%

7%

28%

58%

54% 32%

12FY

13FY

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Most of Property indicators have

Chart 1.19a – YͲonͲY change First 5 months of 2014 vs 2013, percent

24.5

Condo unit registered

Constr. Area in municipal

-6.2

New housing unit -12.1

Value of land transaction -15.5

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


decreased so far in 2014

Chart 1.19b – MͲonͲM change May vs Apr 2014, percent

130.9

-10.6

15.7

2.8

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Improvement in trade balance is and lower import Chart 5.03a – Trade balance* in THB First 5 months of 2014 vs 2013, Billion Baht 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500

2

2,000 1,500

2

-6.0%

+9.1%

1,000 500 0 -500 -1,000

Export

–

Import

=

Trade balance

Note: (*) Not equal to the one in Balance of Payment decomposition due to few adjus (**) Excluding Electricity and aircraft export, adjustment for Balance of payment (***) Excluding Electricity and military import, adjustment for Balance of payment

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


a combination of weaker THB

Chart 5.03b – Trade balance* in USD First 5 months of 2014 vs 2013, Billion USD 140 120 100 80

2013

2014

60 -0.4%

-14%

40 20 0 -20 -40

Export

stments t and exchange rate conversion t and exchange rate conversion

Import

=

Trade balance

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Export grew 9.1% in the first 6 mo machinery, automotive and elect

Chart 5.05a – YTD annual change in Export in First 6 months of 2014 vs those of 2013, percent Total export ReͲexports Other export Machinery PetroͲchemical Other manufacturing Jewellery Electrical Optical instru Automotive Footware Electronics Agriculture Apparels Furniture Forestry Fishery Toiletries Agro products Chemicals Petroleum Aircrafts -10.5 Photo instru -11.9 Metal -13.8 Mining -21.1

9.1 >1,000.0 >100.0 19.8 18.5 17.7 14.9 14.6 10.6 10.4 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.0 8.2 5.4 5.0 2.4 1.6 0.5

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


onths of 2014, thanks mainly to ronics Baht Chart 5.05b – Sectoral contributions Contributions to total export growth Total export Machinery Automotive Electronics Other export PetroͲchemical Electrical Agriculture Other manufacturing Jewellery Apparels Agro products ReͲexports Optical instru Chemicals Toiletries Fishery Furniture Forestry Footware Petroleum Photo instru Aircrafts Mining Metal

9.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7

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Positive growth in all export mark

Chart 5.07a – Export by country Percent of total export in THB term

᪛ 6.9 (Trilli

᪛ 5.2

᪛ 6.1

᪛ 6.7

᪛ 7.1

Middle East

5.7

5.0

4.7

5.1

5.1

EU

11.9

11.3

10.9

9.5

9.8

Japan

10.3

10.5

10.7

10.2

9.7

12.2

11.7

11.1

11.4

11.5

17.4

18.1

16.7

18.4

18.1

East Asia exͲJapan

21.0

21.0

21.2

20.1

20.4

ASEAN

21.3

23.0

24.3

24.6

25.9

09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY

13FY

100% =

NAFTA Rest of the world

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


kets so far this year

Chart 5.07b – Change in Export In THB term, First 6 months of 2014 vs those of 2013

ion) 17.7%

EU Middle East

14.8%

11.8%

NAFTA

Japan

8.0%

Rest of the world

7.7%

East Asia ex Japan

7.0%

ASEAN

6.8%

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Intermediate goods has gained m

Chart 5.08 – Import by economic classificatio Percent of total import in Baht term Ѯ 4.6

Ѯ 5.9

Ѯ 7.0

Others

7.8

10.2

12.4

Capital goods

22.3

20.9

Intermediate – NonͲFuel

43.0

44.0

40.0

Intermediate Ͳ Fuel

18.6

17.4

18.9

Consumer goods

8.3

7.5

7.5

09FY

10FY

11FY

100% =

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

21.3


more share this year

n

0

Ѯ 7.8

Ѯ 7.7

4

11.4

12.1

Y

Ѯ 3.7

(Trillion)

7.6

23.6

24.4

23.2

37.5

36.0

18.9

20.6

22.4

7.8

8.0

8.5

12FY

13FY

14/6MO

37.8

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Import has decreased 6% so far in decrease in Others

Chart 5.09a – YTD annual change in Import in First 6 months of 2014 vs those of 2013, percent

-6.0

Total import

Consumer goods

2.

Intermediate Ͳ Fuel

2.

Intermediate Ͳ Non fuel

0.4

-1.7

Capital goods

Others

-47.7

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


n 2014, due mainly to the

n Baht Chart 5.09b – Sectoral contributions Contributions to total import growth

Total import

-6.0

.8

Intermediate Ͳ Fuel

0.6

.7

Consumer goods

0.2

Intermediate Ͳ Non fuel

0.1

4

-0.4

Capital goods

Others

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Tourist arrivals dropped 10% in th compared to the same period last Chart 5.18 – International Tourist Arrivals Million visits

CAGR

10.6%

19.2 15.9 14.5 10.8

11.7

14.1

11.5

10.0

04FY 05FY 06FY 07FY 08FY 09FY 10FY 11FY Source: Department of Tourism


he first 6 months of this year t year

Monthly cumulative 30.0

26.7 25.0

22.4

Y 12FY 13FY

2013 20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0

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Laos and Russia were the two hig so far this year Chart 5.19a International Tourist Arrivals by country of nationality Percent of total Rest of world Americas

Europe

East Asia

15.3 6.0

28.7

15.6 5.3

27.9

14.7

13.8

5.0

4.8

26.5

25.3

50.0

51.2

53.8

56.0

09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY

Source: Department of Tourism; CTE analysis

11.8 4.4

23.6

60.2

13FY


ghest growing market for tourists

Chart 5.19b 10 Highest Change in International Tourist Arrivals by country of nationality First 6 month of 2014 vs 2013, Thousands Laos

78.5

Russia

77.8 29.8

France

23.5

United Kingdom Italy

9.7

Finland

7.4

Switzerland

7.3

Denmark

7.0

Brazil

5.4

Myanmar

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Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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No change in policy interest rate i

Chart 3.01a – BOT’s policy rate

Aug-13

2.60% 2.50% 2.40% 2.30% 2.20% 2.10% 2.00% 1.90% 1.80% Jul-14

Chart 3.01c – Saving deposit rate* 10.00% 7.50% 5.00% Max

2.50%

Min Aug-13

0.00% Jul-14

Note: (*) All Commercial Banks registered in Thailand, excluding foreign bra

Source: Bank of Thailand


in July

Chart 3.01b – BIBOR overnight rate 2.60% 2.50% 2.40% 2.30% 2.20% 2.10% 2.00% 1.90% 1.80% Jul-14

Aug-13

Chart 3.01d – Commercial bank MLR* Max

10.00% 7.50%

Min 5.00% 2.50%

Aug-13

anches

0.00% Jul-14

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3% decrease in fiscal expenditure

Chart – Monthly cumulative Fiscal expenditure Billion Baht 3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

2014

0

J

F

M

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

A

M

J


e in the first 6 months of 2014

2013

J

A

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O

N

D

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Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Mixed signal in business confiden

Chart 1.21a – Business Sentiment Index* 100

Better

50

45.4

46.5

49.4 44.3

48.6

48.0

Worse

0 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14

Note: (*) Below is the interpretation of the index: Index = 50 indicates that business sentiment remains stable Index > 50 indicates that business sentiment has improved Index < 50 indicates that business sentiment has worsened Source: Bank of Thailand, The Federation of Thai Industries


nce

Chart 1.21b – Thai Industries Sentiment Index** 200

Better

100

86.9

85.7

84.7

84.0

85.1

88.4

Worse

0 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14

Note: (*) Below is the interpretation of the index: Index = 100 indicates that industries sentiment remains stable Index > 100 indicates that industries sentiment has improved Index < 100 indicates that industries sentiment has worsened

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Improving consumer confidence i

Chart 1.20a – Consumer Confidence Index Overall

100

O

100

Better

Better

50

50 Worse

Worse

0

0 Dec-13

Feb-14

Apr-14

Jun-14

Dec-13

Feb-1

Note: (*) The index ranges from 0 to 100 50 means consumer confidence is equal to those of the prior mo Over 50 means consumer confidence is better than those of the Under 50 means consumer confidence is worse than those of th Source: Ministry of Commerce


in June

On job

On future income

100

Better 50 Worse

0 4

Apr-14

onth e prior month he prior month

Jun-14

Dec-13

Feb-14

Apr-14

Jun-14

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Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Consensus growth forecast uncha

Chart 1.03a – Real GDP growth projections For 2014, Annual percentage change 6.00 5.50 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50

NESDB FPO

3.00 2.50

The Economist poll

2.00

BOT

1.50 1.00

Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14

Jul-14

Forecast as of, month ending

Source: NESDB, Fiscal Policy Office, Bank of Thailand, The Econo


anged

omist

Chart 1.03b – Real GDP growth projections For 2015, Annual percentage change 6.00 5.50

BOT 5.00 4.50 The Economist poll

4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00

Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14

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Low growth prospect for Thailand

Chart 1.04a – Real GDP growth projections 2014, Annual % change, as of Aug 1st 2014 7.3

China Philippines India Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia Pakistan Singapore South Korea Taiwan

6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.6

Australia Hong Kong US Thailand Japan Euro Area Brazil Russia

Source: The Economist

2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.6


d in 2014

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Unemployment rate increased sig

Chart 2.08 – Unemployment rate Percent

2.07 1.83 1.51

1.49 1.38

1.38

1.04

0.68

04-Avg 05-Avg 06-Avg 07-Avg 08-Avg 09-Avg 10-Avg 11-Avg 1

Source: National Statistical Office, Bank of Thailand


gnificantly to 1.15% in June

Monthly Average 1.40

1.20

2014 1.00

0.80

2013

0.60

0.66

0.72

12-Avg 13-Avg

0.40

0.20

0.00

J F M A M J J A S O N D

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Thailand’s unemployment rate is leading economies Chart 2.09 – Unemployment rate Latest, percent Thailand Ͳ Jun Singapore Ͳ Q2 Malaysia Ͳ May Hong Kong Ͳ Jun

1.2 2.0 2.9 3.2

South Korea Ͳ Jun

3.5

Vietnam Ͳ 2013

3.6

Japan Ͳ Jun

3.7

Taiwan Ͳ Jun

4.0

China Ͳ Q2

4.1

Brazil Ͳ Apr Russia Ͳ Jun Indonesia Ͳ Q1 Australia Ͳ Jun US Ͳ Jun Pakistan Ͳ 2013 Philippines Ͳ Q2 India Ͳ 2013 Euro Area Ͳ May Source: The Economist


lowest comparing to other

4.9 4.9 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2 7.0 8.8 11.6

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Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Overall improvement in income d for only in Bangkok Chart 2.01 – Thailand’s GINI coefficient 0.55

Overall 0.50

South

0.45

0.40

0.35

0.30

'88

'90

'92

'94

'96

'98

Note: (*) The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of a distribution o It is defined as a ratio with values between 0 and 1 Here, 0 corresponds to perfect income equality (i.e. everyone has and 1 corresponds to perfect income inequality (i.e. one person Therefore, the lower the ratio the better the income distribution

Source: National Statistics Office, NESDB


distribution in Thailand, except

North East North Central Bangkok

'00

'02

'04

'06

'07

'09

'11

of income.

the same income) n has all the income, while everyone else has zero income). n.

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Slight improvement of income dis top and the bottom 20% Chart 2.02 – Quintile by income Percent of total income

Top 20% Bottom 20%

11.9

13.3

14.9

14.1

13.5

Top 20%

54.4

57.0

59.0

57.2

56.5

Second 20%

20.6

19.5

18.9

19.7

19.9

Third 20%

12.4

11.7

11.1

11.7

11.8

Forth 20%

8.1

7.5

7.4

7.6

Bottom 20%

4.6

4.3

7.1 4.0

4.1

4.2

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

Source: National Statistics Office, NESDB

5

1


stribution when compared the

13.1

14.6

13.4

12.2

14.4

12.8

11.8

11.1

56.1

57.5

56.0

54.7

56.0

54.6

54.1

54.2

19.8

19.8

20.1

20.3

20.2

20.5

20.4

19.5

12.0

11.5

12.1

12.5

12.2

12.6

12.7

12.8

7.8

7.7

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.3

8.6

4.3

7.3 4.0

4.2

4.5

3.9

4.3

4.6

4.9

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2007

2009

2011 44

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Data from World Bank suggests th Thailand is not as bad as in Malay Chart 2.03 – Income equality in the world

Ratio of the share of national income going to the richest 20% Latest, selected countries Honduras Bolivia Comoros South Africa Namibia Brazil Colombia Guatemala Seychelles Central African Republic Paraguay Panama Zambia Costa Rica El Salvador Swaziland Chile Peru Qatar Ecuador Nigeria Venezuela, RB Mexico Malaysia Dominican Republic

2 26. 25.3 21.8 20.6 20.1 19.6 18.8 18.0 17.3 17.1 16.6 14.5 14.3 14.0 13.5 13.5 13.3 12.5 12.2 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3

Source: The World Bank; CTE analysis


hat income equality problem in ysia or China

% to the share of the poorest 20%

29.7 27.8 .7

Argentina Kenya China Philippines Turkey Russian Federation Thailand Iran, Islamic Rep. Sri Lanka Bhutan Maldives Lithuania Malawi Mongolia Cambodia Lao PDR Vietnam Indonesia Nepal India Bangladesh Egypt, Arab Rep. Pakistan Afghanistan Slovak Republic

11.3 11.0 9.6 8.3 7.9 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.6

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Except for only Bangkok, poverty have declined over the last decad Chart 2.04a

Chart 2.04b

Thailand Poverty Line

Number of poor pe

Baht/ month/ person

Million

3,500

25

3,000 20 2,500 15

2,000

1,500

10

1,000 5 500

0

0 '01

'03

'05

'07

'09

Legend color:

'11

Overall

'01

'03

Bangkok

'05

Centr

Note: Before 2006, poverty survey was normally conducted every 2 years. For the mi

Source: NESDB


headcount and poverty rate de Chart 2.04c

eople

Percent of Poor people Percentage of total population 60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% '07

ral

'09

North

'11

'01

'03

North East

South

'05

'07

ssing year, we use the average value between the prior and later years

'09

'11

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Many countries in Asia and espec of their populations earning less t

Chart 2.05 – Poverty in the world, selected co

Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population), L Congo, Dem. Rep. Madagascar Nigeria Ethiopia Bangladesh TimorͲLeste India

6

Lao PDR 60.2

Pakistan

57.3

Nepal

53.3

Cambodia 46.1

Indonesia

43.4

Vietnam

41.5

Philippines 31.3

South Africa China

29.8

Bhutan

29.8

Sri Lanka

29.1

Iraq Colombia Source: The World Bank

21.4 15.8


cially ASEAN, still have majority than $2.00 a day

ountries

Latest 95.2 92.6 84.5 77.6 76.5 72.8 68.7

66.0

15.4

Egypt, Arab Rep. Venezuela, RB

12.9

Peru

12.7 10.8

Brazil

8.0

Iran, Islamic Rep. Mexico

5.2

Thailand

4.6

Turkey

4.2

Chile

2.7

Malaysia

2.3

Argentina

1.9

Romania

1.7

Bulgaria

0.4

Hungary

0.4

Montenegro

0.3

Poland

0.2

Slovak Republic

0.1

Slovenia

0.1

Croatia

0.1

Russian Federation

0.1

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An average Thai is slightly poorer more than three times richer than

Chart 2.06 – GNI per capita, selected countrie 2013 or latest, Atlas method (current US$) Monaco (1) Liechtenstein (2) Bermuda (3) Norway (4) Qatar (5) Switzerland (6) Luxembourg (7) Australia (8) Macao SAR, China (9) Denmark (10) Sweden (11) Singapore (12) United States (13) North America (14) Canada (15) San Marino (16) Austria (17) Netherlands (18) Finland (19) Japan (20) Germany (21) Belgium (22) Kuwait (23) Iceland (24) Andorra (25)

Source: The World Bank

13 104,610 102,610 85,550 80,950 71,810 65,520 64,050 61,110 59,130 54,040 53,670 53,533 52,200 51,470 48,590 47,440 47,110 46,140 46,100 45,210 44,940 43,930 43,110


r than an average Chinese but n an average Vietnamese

es

36,770

( ) = World rank 186,950

France (26) United Kingdom (27) Hong Kong SAR,‌ Brunei Darussalam‌ Korea, Rep. (39) Chile (52) Venezuela, RB (64) Brazil (67) Malaysia (73) Mexico (74) China (94) Thailand (103) Mongolia (120) Indonesia (125) Philippines (130) Bhutan (140) Vietnam (147) Lao PDR (153) Cambodia (165) Bangladesh (167) Mali (176) Gambia, The (182) Ethiopia (185) Liberia (189) Malawi (192)

42,250 39,110 38,420 31,590 25,920 15,230 12,550 11,690 10,400 9,940 6,560 5,370 3,770 3,580 3,270 2,460 1,730 1,460 950 900 670 510 470 410 270 49

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Using Purchasing Power Parity, Th with higher GNI per capita than C

Chart 2.07 – GNI per capita, selected countrie 2013 or latest, PPP (current international $) Qatar (1) Macao SAR, China (2) Kuwait (3) Singapore (4) Brunei Darussalam (5) Norway (6) Bermuda (7) Luxembourg (8) United Arab Emirates (9) Hong Kong SAR, China (10) United States (11) Switzerland (12) Saudi Arabia (13) Oman (14) Sweden (15) Germany (16) Denmark (17) Austria (18) Netherlands (19) Canada (20) Australia (21) Belgium (22) Iceland (23) Finland (24) Japan (25)

Source: The World Bank

68

66,

66, 59,750 58,090 54,260 53,960 53,920 53,780 52,170 44,660 44,540 44,440 43,810 43,210 42,590 42,540 40,280 38,870 38,480 37,630


hailand’s rank improved to 82nd, China

es

( ) = World rank

88,170 76,850

8,090

,520

,390

France (26) 37,580 United Kingdom (28) 35,760 Korea, Rep. (31) 33,440 Israel (32) 32,140 Russian Federation… 23,200 Malaysia (50) 22,460 Lebanon (66) 17,390 Mexico (71) 16,110 Brazil (78) 14,750 Thailand (82) 13,510 China (88) 11,850 Sri Lanka (104) 9,470 Indonesia (105) 9,260 Mongolia (108) 8,810 Philippines (112) 7,820 Bhutan (116) 7,210 TimorͲLeste (122) 6,410 India (129) 5,350 Vietnam (132) 5,030 Lao PDR (137) 4,570 Cambodia (148) 2,890 Bangladesh (151) 2,810 Nepal (157) 2,260 Uganda (174) 1,370 Malawi (185) 760 50

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Increasing trend in household inc debt service year has reduced fro Chart 2.10a – Monthly income per household Average, Baht 23,236 14,963

2004

17,787

18,660

2006

2007

2011

25,403

2013

Chart 2.10b – Monthly expenditure per househ Average, Baht

12,297

2004

14,311

14,500

2006

2007

17,403

2011

Source: National Statistic Office survey; CTE analysis

19,259

2013


come, expenditure and debt, but om the recent peak in 2004

hold

Chart 2.10c – Debt per household Average, Baht 159,492 104,571

2004

116,585

116,681

2006

2007

134,900

2011

2013

Chart 2.10d – Debt service year* 3.3 2.8 2.3 1.9

2004

2006

2007

2011

2.2

2013

Note: (*) Avg. debt / (annual income – annual expenditure)

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Headline inflation dropped while in July Chart 3.07a – YͲoͲY change in CPI Percent 3.00%

2.50%

Head line

2.00%

Core* 1.50%

1.00%

0.50%

0.00% Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14 Jun-14

Jul-14

Note: (*) exclude raw food and energy

Source: Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices; CTE analysis


core inflation increased slightly

Chart 3.07b – YͲoͲY change in CPI by product July 2014, percent Meat

7.8

Tobacco & alcohol

6.2

Prepared food at home

5.7

Food away from home

5.4

Seasoning

5.2

Energy

3.1

Eggs & milk

2.7

Housing & furnishing

1.7

Rice

1.3

Medical care

1.0

Non alcoholic beverage

1.0

Recreation & Education

0.7

Apparel and footware

0.7

Transport & Commu

0.4

Veg & fruit

-2.5

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Thailand’s inflation is rather on th economies Chart 3.08 – Consumer Price Index Annual percentage change

Latest

Pakistan Ͳ Jun Russia Ͳ Jun 7

India Ͳ Jun 6.7

Indonesia Ͳ Jun

6.5

Brazil Ͳ Jun 4.9

Vietnam Ͳ Jul

4.4

Philippines Ͳ Jun Hong Kong Ͳ Jun

3.6

Japan Ͳ Jun

3.6 3.3

Malaysia Ͳ Jun

3.0

Australia Ͳ Q2 China Ͳ Jun

2.3

Thailand Ͳ Jul

2.2

US Ͳ Jun

2.1

Singapore Ͳ Jun

1.8

South Korea Ͳ Jun

1.7

Taiwan Ͳ Jun

1.6

Euro Area Ͳ Jun Note: (*) The Economist Poll

Source: The Economist

0.5


he low side compared to other

2014* 8.2

7.7

7.8

6.7

.3

8.4 6.4 6.6 5.6 4.2 3.6 2.7 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.6 0.7

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Inflation at producer level decrea

Chart 3.09a – YͲoͲY change in PPI Percent 3.0%

2.5%

2.0%

1.5%

1.0%

0.5%

0.0% Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14 Jun-14

Jul-14

Source: Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices; CTE analysis


ased slightly and remained low

Chart 3.09b – YͲoͲY change in PPI by product July 2014, percent Petroluem products Energy Livestocks Metal Chemical Mechinery Other manu goods Crop Basic metals Leather & footware Transport equip NonͲmetallic mineral Forestry Forestry Pulp & paper Textile Food Electrical equip Fishing Rubber & plastic

7.6 6.2 4.8 3.4 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -6.8

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Credit market is still growing but Chart 3.02a – Commercial Banks’ Loan THB billion 11,000 10,800 10,600 10,400 10,200 10,000 9,800 Jun-13

Jul-13

Aug-13

Sep-13

Oct-13

No

Chart 3.02b – Commercial Banks’ Loan/Depos Percent 100%

95.3%

94.9%

Jun-13

Jul-13

95%

95.7%

95.5%

95.0%

9

90%

Source: Bank of Thailand

Aug-13 Sep-13

Oct-13 N


the pace has slowed down

M-o-M +0.5%

Y-o-Y +8.8%

ov-13

Dec-13

Jan-14

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

it* ratio 97.8% 96.6%

96.3%

96.2%

95.0%

95.3%

Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14

Feb-14 Mar-14

96.7%

Apr-14 May-14

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Gross NPL continued to increase i and percent of total loan

Chart 3.03a – Total Financial Institutions’ Gros Billion Baht

445

06YE

458

07YE

401

08YE

380

09YE

317

10YE

270

11Y

Chart 3.03b – Total Financial Institutions’ Gros Percentage of Total Loans

7.47%

7.31% 5.29%

4.85% 3.60%

06YE

07YE

Source: Bank of Thailand

08YE

09YE

10YE

2.75

11Y


in 14/Q2 in both absolute value

ss NPLs Outstanding

0

256

267

YE

12YE

13YE

281

285

2014/Q1 2014/Q2 2014/Q3

ss NPLs Outstanding

5%

YE

2.26%

2.16%

12YE

13YE

2.26%

2.29%

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Banks’ capital ratio decreased slig

Chart 3.04 – Capital ratio of all commercial ba % of risk assets, at year end

15.8% 14.9% 13.3%

1

16.1% 14.8%

14.0%

13.9%

12.4%

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Note: (*) All Commercial Banks registered in Thailand, excluding foreign bra

Source: Bank of Thailand


ghtly in May

nks* Month End 16.8%

16.2%

15.7%

16.6% 16.4% 16.2% 16.0%

2013 15.8% 15.6% 15.4%

2014

15.2% 15.0%

2012

anches

2013

14.8%

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Thailand’s real interest rate is slig Chart 3.05 – Real interest rates Percent, as of Aug 1st 2014

3M riskͲfree interest rates 10.8

Brazil Pakistan

10.2

Russia

10.0 8.6

India

8.2

Indonesia 6.0

Vietnam 4.7

China 3.4

Malaysia Australia

2.7

South Korea

2.5 1.9

Thailand

1.4

Philippines Taiwan

0.9

Hong Kong

0.4

Singapore

0.3

US

0.2

Euro Area

0.2

Japan

0.1

Note: (*) The Economist Poll

Source: The Economist


ghtly negative

=

Expected 2014 inflation*

Real interest rates

6.6 2.5

7.7

3.3

6.7 0.2

8.4

1.8

6.4 0.4

5.6

2.3

2.4 0.2

3.2

0.0

2.7

0.8

1.7 -0.6

2.5 4.2

-2.8 -0.7

1.6 3.6 2.2 1.9

-3.2 -1.9 -1.7 -0.5

0.7 2.7

-2.6

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SET went up 1% in July thanks to Chart 3.06a – Monthly performance of SET index Percent change from prior month, at month end 4.9% 4.0%

3.8% 2.8% 1.1% 0.1%

Feb-14

Mar-14

Apr-14

May-14

Jun-14

Jul-14

Chart 3.06b – Cumulative net foreign fund flow SET & MAI, Billion Baht, Month end 0.0 -10.0 -20.0 -30.0 -40.0 -50.0

D-13 J-14 F-14 M-14 A-14 M-14 J-14 J-14 A-14 S-14 O-14 N-14 D-14

Source: SET, The Economist; CTE analysis

E


foreign fund flow Chart 3.06c – Change since Dec 31st 2013 Percent, as of July 30th 2014 23.2%

India (BSE)

20.0%

Pakistan (KSE)

19.1%

Indonesia (JSX)

16.9%

Thailand (SET) 9.7%

Taiwan (TWI) US (NAScomp)

6.9%

US (S&P 500)

6.6%

HK (Hang Seng)

6.1%

Singapore (STI)

5.9% 4.9%

Australia (All Ord.) S Korea (KOSPI)

3.5%

China (SSEA)

3.1%

US (DJIA)

1.8%

Euro Area (FTSE Euro 100)

1.6%

Malaysia (KLSE)

0.6%

France (CAC 40)

0.4%

Germany (DAX)

0.4%

UK (FTSE 100)

0.4%

Japan (Nikkei 225) -4.0% China (SSEB, $ terms) -5.3%

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Lower budget and cash deficit as

Chart 4.1 – Government budget and cash bala Percent

Budget cash balance Overall Cash balance (including non-budgetary deficit/ surp

1.4%

1.1%

0.0% 0.1%

-0.5%-0.6% -1.1%-1.1 -1.7% -2.0%

04FY

05FY

06FY

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

07FY

08FY


percentage of GDP in 2013

ance as percentage of nominal GDP

plus)

-0.3% -0.7%

%

-0.9% -2.0% -2.3%

-2.6% -3.6% -4.0% -4.4%

09FY

-4.1%

10FY

11FY

12FY

13FY 63

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Budget surplus during the first 6 m than the same period in 2013 Chart 4.2 – Government budget balance Billion Baht

1,751

Revenue 1,109

1,241

0

-36

Budget balance -1,109

-1,277

1,390

1,455

1,498

-174

-100

-1,629

-1,598

1

1,484

110

-75 -364

-1,280

Expenditure

-1,849

-1,825

-1

04FY 05FY 06FY 07FY 08FY 09FY 10FY 1 Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


months of 2014, but still less

Monthly cumulative Budget balance (Billion Baht)

,902

2,078

2,153

100.0

50.0

0.0

2014 -50.0

-28 -412

-271 -100.0

2013

-150.0

-200.0

1,930 -2,489

-2,424

-250.0

-300.0

1FY 12FY 13FY

J F M A M J J A S O N D

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NonͲbudgetary deficit so far in 20

Chart 4.3 – Government cash balance Billion Baht

Budget cash balance Overall Cash balance (including non-budgetary deficit/ surp 110

0

88

8

-36 -45 -100 -96 -144 -174

-3

04FY

05FY

06FY

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

07FY

08FY


014

plus)

14

-28 -75

-37 -96

-236 -266

-271

364 -401

-412 -466

09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY

13FY

'14/6mo

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Thailand budget deficit is expecte same as Indonesia

Chart 4.4 – Government Budget balance as pe 2014*, percent South Korea Hong Kong Singapore Russia Australia Philippines Taiwan Indonesia Thailand Euro Area US China Brazil Malaysia Vietnam

-5

India -6.8

Pakistan Japan

-8.0

Note: (*) The Economist Poll

Source: The Economist, Bank of Thailand


ed to be around 2.3% of GDP,

ercentage of GDP 1.0 0.8 0.7 -0.6 -1.2 -1.4 -1.4 -2.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.9 -3.0 -3.8 -4.0 -4.7 .2

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A slight increase in Public debt in

Chart 4.5a – Composition of Public debt THB Trillion 6.0

5.0 Public debt from State Enterprises 4.0

Bond to Compensate FIDF's Loss & Prefunding debt

3.0

2.0

Direct Government debt

1.0

0.0 2010 10%

2011

2012

2013

8%

8%

7%

Source: Public Debt Management Office

May-14 7%

Ext as


absolute term so far in 2014

Chart 4.5b – Composition of Public debt As percentage of nominal GDP 50% 45% 40%

Public debt from State Enterprises

35% 30%

Bond to Compensate FIDF's Loss & Prefunding debt

25% 20% 15% 10%

Direct Government debt

5% 0%

2010

ternal debt percent of total

2011

2012

2013

May-14

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Thailand’s public debt is not high standard Chart 4.6 – Public debt in the world Percentage of GDP, 2013 est. 1 Japan 3 Greece 4 Italy 5 Iceland 6 Portugal 7 Ireland 10 Singapore 11 Cyprus 12 Sudan 17 France 18 Spain 19 Egypt 20 United Kingdom 23 Canada 26 Germany 27 Hungary 29 Sri Lanka 31 Morocco 32 Austria 35 Netherlands 36 United States 39 Israel 44 El Salvador 45 Bahrain 46 Albania

22 175 133 131 128 124 114 113 111 94 94 92 91 86 80 80 78 77 76 73 72 67 62 61 61

Source: CIA fact book; Public Debt Management Office for Thailand’s dat


compared to international

26

ta

48 Brazil 53 Croatia 54 Finland 58 Pakistan 59 Malaysia 63 India 68 Philippines 70 Vietnam 71 Poland 77 Laos 78 Thailand 79 Argentina 88 Ukraine 93 Bhutan 94 Taiwan 99 Mexico 102 Turkey 105 Korea, South 106 Hong Kong 107 Switzerland 114 China 118 Bangladesh 123 Norway 128 Indonesia 148 Russia

59 57 57 55 55 52 50 48 48 46 46 46 41 39 39 38 37 36 36 34 32 31 30 24 8

Int’l rule of thumb <60% of GDP

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CONTENT

Executive summary

Growth

Income distribution

Stability

• The Thai Economy contracted in th Ͳ On the expenditure side, In contributed negatively to t Ͳ On the production side, Co the overall GDP growth • In June, Manufacturing production • Private consumption and Private In • Export grew in THB term, Import de • Monetary easing with policy rate o • Businesses were more pessimistic w • The consensus projection is betwee

• Unemployment rate increased sign is the lowest amongst leading econ • Thailand’s Income distribution is am improvement over the past two de • Except for only Bangkok, poverty h decade

• In July, Headline inflation dropped way in price increase compared to • Banking system is quite stable. Ban increased slightly in 2Q14. Liquidity • Lower budget surplus in the first 6 Public debt is increasing but not too • Balance of Payment went negative External debt has been increasing b


e first quarter of 2014 nvestment and Private consumption were affected and he overall growth ontraction in Manufacturing and Construction has dragged

declined again nvestment also went back to their declining trend ecreased. Tourist arrival dropped. n downward trend while Fiscal spending is limited while Industries and consumers less pessimistic in June en 1.5%Ͳ2.6% for 2014 and 4.5Ͳ5.5% for 2015

nificantly to 1.15% in June but Thailand’s unemployment rate nomies mong the worst in Asia but there has been overall ecades, except for only in Bangkok eadcount and poverty rate have declined over the last

to 2.2% while Core inflation rose to 1.8%. Meat is leading the a year ago. nk’s capital ratio decreased but is still high. Total system’s NPL y tightened slightly as loan expanded. months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. o worrying just yet. in the first 6 months of 2014, due mainly to capital outflow. but still not dangerous. THB appreciated in July.

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Balance of Payment went negativ due mainly to capital outflow

Chart 5.01 – Balance of Payment decompositio Billion USD

31.3 24.1

5.3 1.2 -1.1 -5.0 09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis

13FY

14/6mo


ve in the first 6 months of 2014, Trade Balance (F.O.B) 32.6

on

29.8 17.0

09FY

10FY

11FY

12.6 6.0

6.4

12FY

13FY

14/6mo

Net service income & transfer

+

-10.7

-3.8

-7.5

-9.1

12FY

13FY

-12.9 -19.7

09FY

10FY

11FY

14/6mo

Net Capital Movement + errors and omissions 21.3 6.7

2.2

-2.3

-2.9 09FY

10FY

11FY

-9.8 12FY

13FY

14/6mo

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Strong Asian export engines refle surplus Chart 5.02 – Current Account balance As % of 2014 GDP* Singapore Ͳ Q1 Taiwan Ͳ Q1 6.3%

Malaysia Ͳ Q1

4.9%

Vietnam Ͳ 2012

4.5%

South Korea Ͳ Jun Hong Kong Ͳ Q1

2.8%

Philippines Ͳ Mar

2.7%

Thailand Ͳ Q1

2.5%

Euro Area Ͳ May

2.5%

China Ͳ Q2

2.1%

Russia Ͳ Q2

2.0% 0.2%

Japan Ͳ May Pakistan Ͳ Q2

-2.1%

Australia Ͳ Q1

-2.1%

US Ͳ Q1

-2.3%

India Ͳ Q1 Indonesia Ͳ Q1 Brazil Ͳ Jun Note: (*) The Economist Poll

Source: The Economist

-2.8% -3.3% -3.7%


ecting in huge current account

Last 12 months, USD Billion 19.5%

56.3

11.9%

61.9 14.3 9.1 87.8 4.5 9.7 4.9 310.1 163.6 51.5 2.6 -2.9 -40.9 -405.9 -32.4 -27.3 -81.2

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External debt almost unchanged

Chart 5.10a – External Debt Level Billion USD 160 120 80 40 0

05YE

06YE

07YE

08YE

09YE

Chart 5.10b – External Debt as % of GDP

37.0%

05YE

38.5%

06YE

Source: Bank of Thailand

35.4%

07YE

31.4%

28.8%

08YE

09YE


in the first quarter of 2014

E

10YE

35.2%

33.7%

10YE

11YE

%

E

11YE

12YE

13YE

14/1Q

38.0%

38.2%

38.2%

12YE

13YE

14/1Q

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Structure of external debt does n

Chart 5.11a – External debt breakdown Private vs Public Private Public = General Government and Monetary Authorities

13%

16%

87%

84%

10YE

11YE

Source: Bank of Thailand

20%

18%

18%

80%

82%

82%

12YE

13YE

14/1Q


ot change from end of last year

Chart 5.11b – External debt breakdown LongͲTerm vs ShortͲTerm Long term Short term

50%

50%

10YE

45%

44%

43%

43%

55%

56%

57%

57%

11YE

12YE

13YE

14/1Q

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Capability to repay external debt concern as debt service ratio is lo Chart 5.12a – International reserves As % of ST external debt

418% 370% 340% 312%

09YE

10YE

11YE

12YE

279%

279%

13YE

14/1Q

Note: (*) Debt service payment / Export of goods and services

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


deteriorated but not yet a ow and reserves at healthy level Chart 5.12b – Debt service ratio* Percent

7.6%

4.7% 4.2%

4.0%

3.9%

13FY

14/1Q

3.4%

09FY

10FY

11FY

12FY

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Net International reserves increas still considered excessive Chart 5.13a – International reserves level* At the end of period, Billion USD

154.1 55.9

2005

106.5

118.0

2007

2008

73.9

2006

2009

Chart 5.13b – International reserves as numbe

13.8 9.1 5.7

2005

6.9

2006

2007

7.9

2008

2009

Note: (*) Including Net Forward position (**) For the last period using average monthly import value during

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


sed slightly so far this year and

191.7

206.4

205.8

2011

2012

190.2

191.9

2013

Jun-14

1

9

2010

er of months of import**

8

12.6 10.8

9

2010

the last 12 months

2011

9.9

2012

9.1

2013

9.9

Jun-14

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THB appreciated significantly in Ju

Chart 5.17a – Nominal Effective Exchange Rate 2007=100

106.0

Baht appreciates MͲoͲM

105.0

+1.1%

104.0

103.0

102.0

101.0

100.0

YͲoͲY

Ͳ1.1%

Baht depreciates Jul-13

Oct-13

Jan-14

Apr-14

99.0

98.0 Jul-14

Note: (*) Positive numbers mean the Baht has been depreciated against those currencies, the opposite applies to negative numbers USD = US$, GBP = Pound Sterling, EUR = Euro, JPY = Yen (per 100), CNY = Yuan Renminbi, SGD = Singapore $, MYR = Malaysia Ringgit, PHP = Philippines Peso, IDR = Indonesia Rupiah (per 1,000), INR = India Rupee, KRW = Korea Won, TWD = Taiwan $, VND = Vietnam Dong, MXN = Mexico Peso, AUD = Australia $

Source: Bank of Thailand; CTE analysis


uly

e

0

0

0

0

0

Chart 5.17b – YͲoͲY change in FX rate* Percentage change in avg. selling rate as of July 31st 2014 IDR Ͳ 2.9809

8.3

JPY Ͳ 31.4166

2.8

MXN Ͳ 2.4428

1.0

VND Ͳ 0.0015

0.0

CNY Ͳ 5.2404

-1.0

TWD Ͳ 1.0707

-1.8

0

USD Ͳ 32.1317

-2.0

0

PHP Ͳ 0.7509

-2.7

INR Ͳ 0.5704

-2.9

EUR Ͳ 43.1544

-3.0

MYR Ͳ 10.1781

-3.7

SGD Ͳ 25.9187

-4.0

AUD Ͳ 30.0943 KRW Ͳ 0.0314 GBP Ͳ 54.4555

-5.0 -10.2 -11.7

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