Thailand - Consumer Price Index (CPI)





Thailand: Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Mnemonic CPI.ITHA
Unit Index 2019=100, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 0.22 %
Data Feb 2024 107.22
Jan 2024 106.98

Series Information

Source Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices
Release Consumer Price Index
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/1965
End Date 2/29/2024

Thailand: Price

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Feb 2024 107.22 106.98 Index 2019=100, NSA Monthly
Producer Price Index (PPI) Feb 2024 111.6 110.3 Index 2015=100, NSA Monthly
Wholesale Price Index 2000 100 98.17 Index 2010 = 100 Annual

Release Information

A consumer price index for urban consumers for Thailand, detailed by COICOP. Monthly from 2009. (The "CPI" constitutes the "common series," as opposed to the "low income series (LPI)" or "rural series (RPI)".)

Active:

  • Classification: COICOP
  • Measurement: Fixed-base index relative to 2019 (Index 2019=100)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Monthly
  • Start dates:
    • 1994m1 for general index
    • 2009m1 for components
  • Extended start date: 1965m1
  • Geo coverage:
    • Country
    • Four regions (ITHA_^^^^)
    • Bangkok metropolis (ITHA_BK)
  • Concept-geo pairing: Subnational coverage for general index only

Predecessors:

  • 2015=100 - 1965* to 2020
  • 2011=100 - 1975* to 2016
  • 2007=100 - 1975* to 2011
  • 2002=100 - 1998 to 2008

Follows the recommendation of the BLS, consistent with the ILO Consumer Price Index Manual.

The sample consists of households in metropolitan area with 1-5 people and 12,000-62,000 baht/month in Bangkok and its suburban areas and all four regions of Thailand, covering 43 of 77 provinces.

Level of detail for commodities and services are sufficient for detailed analysis of price movement. The classification system was developed by the Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices (BTEI) corresponding to the household expenditure survey conducted by National Statistics Office (NSO) which is consistent with the UN COICOP classification. The variation used by Thailand has seven divisions, 29 groups and 53 subgroups.

Attributes by base year:

  • Base year 2002
  • Base year 2007
  • Base year 2011 - 450 items, 10,000-60,000 baht
  • Base year 2015 - 422 items including the seven essential categories listed below.

Categories:

  • Food and non-alcoholic beverages
  • Apparel and footwear
  • Housing and furnishing
  • Transportation and communication
  • Recreation and reading
  • Tobacco and alcoholic beverages

Geographic coverage:

  • Bangkok metropolitan area - four provinces
  • Central region - 11 provinces
  • Northern region - 9 provinces
  • Northeastern region - 10 provinces
  • Southern region - 9 provinces

"Core" CPI excludes two components, raw food and energy.

Moody's Analytics supplements

We extend the history of the general index. We produce a seasonally adjusted counterpart to the extended general index.