Thai Economic Indicators 2011

Budgetary deficit The difference between estimated income and estimated expenditure as specified in the document of annual budget. Cash deficit The difference between the actual revenue remitted to the Treasury and expenditure of the government from both budget and non-budget allocations. The cash balance is the sum of budgetary balance (which differs from budget balance) and non-budgetary balance. The budgetary balance represents the difference between the nation’s actual revenue and expenditure from the budgets of the current year and encumbrances the 2 previous years. Revenue comprises tax earnings, earnings, from sales of goods and services, earnings from state commerce and others. Expenditure is composed of salaries and wages, public utility charges, tangible assets, land, constructions, funds and others. As for non-budgetary balance, the portion is the net change in the stock of money or deposits held by the government which are not, but could be reserved for future purposes of revenue remittance, expenditure, or for financing. The government deposits this money with the Comptroller General, Ministry of Finance in the forms of working capital, deposits, government reserves, loans and so on. Price Inflation A general rise in the price levels of goods and services. General Consumer Price Index (CPI) Measures changes in price of a fixed-quantity reference basket of goods and services consumed during a period, as compared to the base period. Producer Price Index (PPI) Measures average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output. It is one of several price indices. Its importance is being undermined by the steady decline in manufactured goods as a share of spending Construction Materials Price Index The index used to measure changes in price of Construction Materials. Export Price Index The index used to measure the overall movement in the price of exported goods.