Factors that cause inflation to rise The main reason is still energy products, which increased by 30.50 percent, despite the decline in gasoline and gasohol 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 fares and higher educational costs As a result, products in other categories other than food and beverages increased by 6.83%.
Meanwhile, products in the food and non-alcoholic beverages category increased by 9.35%, especially fresh vegetables such as fresh peppers, spring onions, and kale. Prices rose as farmland was damaged by floods in many provinces, including pork, fresh chicken, eggs, and cooking utensils. and ready meals The price increases according to the production cost, raw material price and transportation cost.
Let’s see if In August 2022 Are there any higher priced products? electric charge Fuel, pork, instant side dishes, lunch (rice with curry), eggs, breakfast, water supply, fresh chicken, etc. Driver’s license fee Annual car tax and price reductions 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 has assessed household expenditures in August 2022, with people having slightly higher monthly expenses than the previous month. 18,069 baht, which increased expenses for every item, divided into
- public fare vehicle purchase cost fuel Mobile phone service fee 4,276 baht
- House rent, construction material cost, electricity cost, cooking gas cost, house use cost 3,967 baht
- Meat, duck, chicken and aquatic life 1,769 baht
- Food for home consumption (delivery) 1,610 baht
- Food for home consumption (rice topped with curry), cooked to order food (KFC Pizza)1,236 baht
- Doctor’s fee, medicine fee and personal administration fee 973 baht
- Vegetables and fruits 993 baht
- Books, recreation, tuition, and other charity expenses 759 baht.
- Rice, flour and flour products 667 baht
- Seasoning 436 baht
- Non-alcoholic beverages 388 baht
- Clothing, clothing and shoes cost 375 baht.
- Eggs and dairy products 381 baht
- Cigarettes, liquor, beer 240 baht
However, if looking at the proportion of consumption per household, it was found that non-food and alcoholic beverages reached 58.61% by public transport fare. vehicle purchase cost fuel cost Telephone service fees are as high as 23.66%, followed by house rent. Construction materials, electricity costs, cooking gas, electrical appliances 21.95%, food and non-alcoholic beverages 41.39%, with meat, poultry and aquatic animals as high as 9.76%, followed by 8.91% for domestic consumption and outdoor food. 6.81% etc.
The inflation target for the full year 2022 remains revised at 5.5-6.5% which is consistent with the economic situation. and inflation forecasts of Thai economic agencies. Whether it is the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDB) estimated 4.2-5.5%, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) 6.2%, the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) 6.5%, the Joint State Committee. and 3 private institutions (Kor. Kor.) 5-7%, commercial banks estimated 5.2-6% and the World Bank 5.2%, etc. As for inflation from Oct.-Dec. 2022 should not increase much And measures to reduce the cost of living by the government are still ongoing.
