Thailand - Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Thailand: Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Mnemonic	CPI.ITHA
Unit	Index 2019=100, NSA
Adjustments	Not Seasonally Adjusted
	Monthly	1.57 %
Data	Sep 2021	101.21
	Aug 2021	99.65

Series Information

Source	Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices
Release	Consumer Price Index
Frequency	Monthly
Start Date	1/31/1965
End Date	9/30/2021

Thailand: Price

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Sep 2021	101.21	99.65	Index 2019=100, NSA	Monthly
Producer Price Index (PPI)	Sep 2021	103	102.7	Index 2015=100, NSA	Monthly
Wholesale Price Index	2000	100	98.17	Index 2010 = 100	Annual

Release Information

Description

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)".)

Properties

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

Methodology

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.

Revisions

No.