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Table 7. Consumption Expenditure at 1988 Prices
(Millions of Baht)
 
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006r
2007r
2008p
Private Consumption Expenditure

 1,690,644

 1,782,648

 1,898,464

 2,016,859

 2,109,339

 2,176,210

 2,213,920

 2,273,087

Food and Non-alcoholic

 438,220

 462,683

 482,097

 502,785

 526,020

 555,188

 575,414

 587,126

Alcoholic Beverages,Tobacco and Narcotic

 129,425

 131,030

 142,523

 149,974

 157,412

 169,575

 177,921

 175,763

Clothing and Footwear

 151,543

 155,126

 156,579

 156,119

 158,212

 161,044

 163,530

 164,733

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

 182,144

 186,774

 194,529

 203,471

 213,239

 224,278

 230,880

 238,933

Furnishings, Households Equipment and Routine Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the House

 133,103

 142,029

 153,501

 166,647

 176,340

 185,796

 198,033

 211,628

Health

 100,597

 103,705

 111,784

 120,577

 130,213

 138,970

 143,280

 149,219

Transport

 239,756

 265,457

 300,296

 327,132

 328,006

 333,151

 321,555

 333,451

Communication

 56,504

 64,596

 71,158

 75,966

 80,819

 87,064

 93,247

 97,781

Recreation and Culture

 115,476

 124,016

 130,986

 150,579

 158,761

 159,536

 152,325

 156,080

Education

 9,581

 9,828

 10,072

 10,404

 10,730

 11,411

 11,615

 11,373

Restaurants and Hotels

 141,979

 148,381

 143,850

 160,816

 164,984

 187,992

 197,515

 202,123

Miscellaneous Goods and Services

 109,591

 115,948

 124,591

 132,148

 136,228

 132,728

 146,205

 149,250

Expenditure of Residents Abroad

 58,970

 63,999

 54,821

 80,189

 66,166

 70,017

 69,794

 62,365

Less : Expenditure of Non-residents in the Country

 176,245

 190,924

 178,323

 219,948

 197,791

 240,540

 267,394

 266,738

General Government Consumption Expenditure

 284,026

 286,059

 293,092

 309,883

 344,922

 352,514

 386,615

 404,538

General Administration

 71,604

 69,212

 73,947

 85,160

 92,815

 97,255

 100,430

 112,103

Defence

 45,560

 43,504

 45,705

 44,331

 36,475

 37,057

 42,051

 45,326

Justice and Police

 28,690

 28,601

 30,508

 32,933

 41,094

 40,779

 44,461

 45,163

Education and Research

 91,395

 94,484

 101,024

 102,902

 107,480

 110,605

 123,599

 124,718

Health Services

 33,635

 31,984

 28,318

 28,581

 37,317

 36,621

 41,353

 43,462

Special Welfare Services

 2,213

 2,645

 2,965

 3,235

 3,240

 4,547

 6,218

 6,773

Transport and Communication Facilities

 4,904

 8,153

 3,928

 5,382

 17,305

 16,247

 18,727

 15,469

Other Services

 6,025

 7,476

 6,697

 7,359

 9,196

 9,403

 9,776

 11,524

Consumption Expenditure

 1,974,670

 2,068,707

 2,191,556

 2,326,742

 2,454,261

 2,528,724

 2,600,535

 2,677,625