Imports by Economic Classification |
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Million U.S.$ |
2004 |
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May p |
Jun p |
Jul p |
Aug p |
Sep p |
Oct p |
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1 |
1. Consumer goods |
735.0 |
754.0 |
784.0 |
769.0 |
761.0 |
779.0 |
2 |
Non-durable |
293.0 |
310.0 |
324.0 |
342.0 |
312.0 |
340.0 |
3 |
Food and beverages |
126.0 |
144.0 |
150.0 |
164.0 |
139.0 |
168.0 |
4 |
Dairy products |
32.0 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
52.0 |
31.0 |
36.0 |
5 |
Cereals and preparations |
25.0 |
34.0 |
38.0 |
41.0 |
31.0 |
44.0 |
6 |
Fruits and vegetables |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
7 |
Coffee,tea and spices |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
8 |
Others |
41.0 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
50.0 |
9 |
Tobacco products |
10.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
10 |
Toilet and cleaning articles |
51.0 |
52.0 |
54.0 |
55.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
11 |
Clothing and footwear |
52.0 |
49.0 |
53.0 |
56.0 |
54.0 |
55.0 |
12 |
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products |
54.0 |
57.0 |
58.0 |
59.0 |
57.0 |
54.0 |
13 |
Durable |
442.0 |
444.0 |
460.0 |
427.0 |
449.0 |
439.0 |
14 |
Household goods |
166.0 |
163.0 |
177.0 |
164.0 |
160.0 |
166.0 |
15 |
Electrical appliances 2/ |
234.0 |
240.0 |
245.0 |
224.0 |
248.0 |
232.0 |
16 |
Wood and cork products |
9.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
17 |
Leather and leather products |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
18 |
Furniture |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
19 |
Cycles, motorcycles, carts, etc |
14.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
20 |
Small arms |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
21 |
2. Intermediate products and raw materials |
2,164.0 |
2,247.0 |
2,279.0 |
2,308.0 |
2,362.0 |
2,422.0 |
22 |
Chiefly for consumer goods |
1,389.0 |
1,497.0 |
1,485.0 |
1,552.0 |
1,525.0 |
1,585.0 |
23 |
Fish and preparations 2/ |
96.0 |
103.0 |
85.0 |
107.0 |
123.0 |
131.0 |
24 |
Animal and vegetable crude materials |
161.0 |
218.0 |
225.0 |
180.0 |
155.0 |
202.0 |
25 |
Tobacco leaves |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
26 |
Wood, lumber, cork, pulp, waste paper |
78.0 |
87.0 |
79.0 |
78.0 |
65.0 |
81.0 |
27 |
Textile fibers |
55.0 |
67.0 |
64.0 |
67.0 |
44.0 |
52.0 |
28 |
Natural |
50.0 |
62.0 |
59.0 |
62.0 |
38.0 |
46.0 |
29 |
Synthetic |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
30 |
Textile yarn and thread |
53.0 |
57.0 |
61.0 |
55.0 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
31 |
Fabrics 2/ |
82.0 |
84.0 |
80.0 |
70.0 |
76.0 |
80.0 |
32 |
Jewellery,including silver bars 2/ |
149.0 |
147.0 |
151.0 |
153.0 |
215.0 |
165.0 |
33 |
Paper and paperboard |
72.0 |
84.0 |
84.0 |
86.0 |
86.0 |
85.0 |
34 |
Chemicals |
643.0 |
650.0 |
656.0 |
756.0 |
716.0 |
745.0 |
35 |
Chiefly for capital goods |
775.0 |
750.0 |
794.0 |
756.0 |
837.0 |
837.0 |
36 |
Crude minerals |
14.0 |
17.0 |
14.0 |
19.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
37 |
Base metals |
761.0 |
733.0 |
780.0 |
737.0 |
825.0 |
823.0 |
38 |
Iron and steel |
453.0 |
426.0 |
450.0 |
454.0 |
558.0 |
522.0 |
39 |
Others |
308.0 |
307.0 |
330.0 |
283.0 |
267.0 |
301.0 |
40 |
3. Capital goods |
3,395.0 |
3,574.0 |
3,586.0 |
3,492.0 |
3,592.0 |
3,555.0 |
41 |
Fertilizers and pesticides |
95.0 |
107.0 |
102.0 |
154.0 |
83.0 |
53.0 |
42 |
Cement |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
43 |
Construction materials |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
44 |
Tubes and pipes |
81.0 |
52.0 |
46.0 |
31.0 |
30.0 |
38.0 |
45 |
Glass and other mineral manufactures |
68.0 |
73.0 |
72.0 |
71.0 |
72.0 |
70.0 |
46 |
Rubber manufactures |
31.0 |
33.0 |
34.0 |
33.0 |
36.0 |
34.0 |
47 |
Metal manufactures |
236.0 |
242.0 |
226.0 |
216.0 |
230.0 |
249.0 |
48 |
Non-electrical machinery and parts |
744.0 |
836.0 |
824.0 |
821.0 |
829.0 |
864.0 |
49 |
For agricultural use |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
50 |
Tractors |
13.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
51 |
For industrial use |
726.0 |
819.0 |
804.0 |
807.0 |
810.0 |
849.0 |
52 |
Electrical machinery and parts |
851.0 |
870.0 |
899.0 |
857.0 |
920.0 |
866.0 |
53 |
Scientific and optical instruments |
170.0 |
179.0 |
184.0 |
179.0 |
185.0 |
180.0 |
54 |
Aircrafts and ships |
59.0 |
94.0 |
101.0 |
36.0 |
116.0 |
54.0 |
55 |
Locomotive and rolling stock |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
56 |
Computer |
122.0 |
143.0 |
135.0 |
122.0 |
153.0 |
135.0 |
57 |
Computer components |
243.0 |
243.0 |
285.0 |
319.0 |
310.0 |
351.0 |
58 |
Integrated circuits |
404.0 |
388.0 |
405.0 |
362.0 |
343.0 |
364.0 |
59 |
Integrated circuits components |
285.0 |
309.0 |
267.0 |
285.0 |
278.0 |
291.0 |
60 |
4. Other imports |
1,685.0 |
1,658.0 |
1,463.0 |
1,933.0 |
1,469.0 |
1,586.0 |
61 |
Vehicles and parts |
268.0 |
331.0 |
302.0 |
304.0 |
328.0 |
289.0 |
62 |
Passenger cars |
31.0 |
41.0 |
36.0 |
35.0 |
44.0 |
24.0 |
63 |
Buses and trucks |
12.0 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
16.0 |
17.0 |
64 |
Chassis and bodies |
218.0 |
268.0 |
242.0 |
246.0 |
259.0 |
239.0 |
65 |
Tires |
7.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
66 |
Fuel and lubricant |
1,177.0 |
1,216.0 |
959.0 |
1,537.0 |
1,013.0 |
1,111.0 |
67 |
Coke, briquettes, etc. |
26.0 |
18.0 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
29.0 |
38.0 |
68 |
Crude oil |
921.0 |
992.0 |
757.0 |
1,261.0 |
818.0 |
927.0 |
69 |
Gasoline |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
70 |
Kerosene |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
71 |
Diesel oil and special fuels |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
72 |
Lubricant, asphalt, etc. |
230.0 |
206.0 |
173.0 |
253.0 |
166.0 |
146.0 |
73 |
Miscellaneous |
102.0 |
79.0 |
165.0 |
65.0 |
78.0 |
111.0 |
74 |
Munitions used in official services |
44.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
75 |
Others |
58.0 |
78.0 |
164.0 |
63.0 |
74.0 |
109.0 |
76 |
Non-monetary gold |
138.0 |
32.0 |
37.0 |
27.0 |
50.0 |
75.0 |
77 |
Total imports |
7,979.0 |
8,233.0 |
8,112.0 |
8,502.0 |
8,184.0 |
8,342.0 |
78 |
Memo for merchandise imports in |
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79 |
balance of payments coverage adjustment 3/ |
-46.0 |
-62.0 |
-208.0 |
-46.0 |
-58.0 |
-93.0 |
80 |
Other imports 5/ |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
26.0 |
-68.0 |
0.0 |
81 |
Thai military imports 5/ |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
82 |
Electricity imports 5/ |
7.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
83 |
Merchandise imports (BOP basis) |
7,940.0 |
8,181.0 |
7,912.0 |
8,491.0 |
8,067.0 |
8,257.0 |
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1/ From January 1999 onwards, all items are categorized under the 1996 revision of the 10-digit harmonized code (Excluding military aid). |
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2/ Beginning with the February 1987 issue, import items used mainly as raw material for producing exports, namely, fish and preparations, fabric and jewelry and those used for telecommunications were excluded from consumer goods import data and were reclassified as import of intermediate goods and capital goods respectively. |
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3/ Such as diplomatic shipments, personal effects, temporary imports, etc. |
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4/ Since 1997, Exchange rate conversion for exports and imports (balance of payment concept) is based on mid-point between buying and selling rate. |
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5/ Not included under the Customs Department's statistics coverage. |
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Source: Customs Department |