Factors driving up inflation The main reason is still energy products, which have risen by 30.50 percent, despite the drop in gasoline and gasoline prices. But the prices of diesel, cooking gas and electricity, which are important transportation and production costs, continue to rise. including service charges such as public tariffs and higher education costs As a result, products in categories other than food and beverages increased by 6.83%.
Meanwhile, products in the food and soft drink category increased by 9.35%, especially fresh vegetables such as fresh peppers, spring onions and kale. Prices have risen as agricultural lands have been damaged by floods in many provinces. , including pork, fresh chicken, eggs, and cooking utensils. and ready meals The price increases according to the cost of production, the price of the raw material and the cost of transport.
Let’s see if In August 2022 there are products with a higher price? electric charge Fuel, pork, instant side dishes, lunch (curry rice), eggs, breakfast, water supply, fresh chicken, etc. Driver’s license fee Annual car tax and price reduction of 80 items such as sticky rice, glutinous rice, ginger, bananas, spring onions, tomatoes, house rent, white cabbage and long beans, etc.
The Ministry of Commerce assessed household expenses in August 2022, with people having slightly higher monthly expenses than the previous month. 18,069 baht, which increased the expenses for each item, divided into
- public tariff vehicle purchase cost fuel Cost of mobile phone service 4,276 baht
- The rent of the house, the cost of building material, the cost of electricity, the cost of cooking gas, the use of the house cost 3,967 baht
- Meat, duck, chicken and aquatic life 1,769 baht
- Food for consumption at home (delivery) 1,610 baht
- Food for home consumption (rice topped with curry), cooked to order food (KFC Pizza) 1,236 baht
- Cost of the doctor, medical costs and personal administration costs 973 baht
- Fruits and vegetables 993 baht
- Books, recreation, tuition and other charitable expenses 759 baht.
- Rice, flour and flour products 667 baht
- Seasoning 436 baht
- Soft drinks 388 baht
- Clothing, clothes and shoes cost 375 baht.
- Eggs and dairy products 381 baht
- Cigarettes, spirits, beer 240 baht
However, when looking at the proportion of consumption per household, it emerged that non-food and alcoholic beverages reached 58.61% with the public transport fare. vehicle purchase cost Fuel cost Telephone service rates reach 23.66%, followed by house rental. Building materials, electricity costs, cooking gas, appliances 21.95%, food and soft drinks 41.39%, with meat, poultry and aquatic animals up to 9.76%, followed by 8.91% for domestic consumption and outdoor food.6.81% etc.
For the full year 2022, the inflation target remains revised at 5.5-6.5%, in line with the economic situation. and inflation forecasts from Thai economic agencies. Whether it is the Office of the National Council for Economic and Social Development (NESDB) estimated at 4.2-5.5%, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) of 6.2%, the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of the 6.5%, the Joint State Committee and 3 private institutions (Kor. Kor.) 5-7%, commercial banks estimated 5.2-6% and World Bank 5.2%, etc. As for inflation from October to December 2022 it is not expected to increase much.And measures to reduce the cost of living by the government are still ongoing.
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