Industrial Statistics
Industrial statistics presented in this chapter were obtained from the Department of industrial
Works, the Office of the Board of Investment, the Department of Primary Industry and Mines, Ministry
of Industry and the National Statistical Office.
Industrial
It’s statistics contains data on operated industrial establishment as permitted by
Ministry in accordance with factory Act B.E.
2535 (1992)
, capital and number of persons engaged.
Mineral Industry
is an important industry that enhanced national development. More than
40
kinds of minerals were produced domestically which could be catagorized into
8
groups according to
their industrial utilizations as follows:
1.
Mineral Fuels and Energy group: Lignite and Anthracite
2.
Base and Light Metals and Rare Earth group: Tin, Lead ore, Zine ore, Iron ore,
Aluminium, Manganese, Copper,Tungsten, Columbite-Tantalite and Zircon
3.
Precious Metals and Precious Stone group: Gold and Gem stone
4.
Cement Industrial Minerals group: Limstone, Shale, Gypsum and Marl
5.
Dimension Stone group: Industrial rock construction, Marble, Granite and Dimension stone
6.
Ceramic Industrial Minerals group: Kaolin, Feldspar, Dolomite, Ball clay, Glass sand and
Quartz
7.
Fertilizer and Chemicals Industrial Minerals group: Potash Rock Salt Perlite and Phosphate
8.
Other Industrial Minerals group: Barite, Fluorite, Calcite, Talc, Diatomite and Bentonite
Investment
The collection of foreign investment statistics in Thailand was processed in a
manner close to IMF definition. The IMF gives the definition of FDI as foreign investment in which
foreign investor invests in the other country and with administrative participation in that business. In
addition, foreign investor must hold at least
10
% of capital in that business as well.
Constructions
The National Statistical Office has conducted a
Constructions Area Survey
once a year since
1966.
The survey covers all permitted building constructions including additional and
alterational constructions in every province around the country.
New Construction means all new buildings whether or not they are rebuilt.
Addition and alteration means any changes of building that its boundary, type, shape, ratio and
area are innovated and have effect on its original form.
