The office noted that household expenditure hardly changed in line with the country’s inflation in July, which rose 0.38% from the previous month. Inflation in the first seven months of this year was recorded at 2.19%
TPSO said the monthly outgoings of the average Thai were still high at more than 18,000 baht.
The TPSO divided household expenditure into seven categories: Foods and non-alcoholic drinks, clothes and shoes, residence-related, medical and personal services, transport and communication, education and entertainment, and tobacco and alcoholic drinks.
In July, the biggest expenses for Thais were in the transport and communication category (public transport, fuel, and mobile phone fees) at 4,208 baht. Residential-related expenses (rent, power bills, cooking gas and household items) came in second at 4,037 baht.
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