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Thailand flood inflicted deeper economic damage

The disaster's impact is turning out to be worse than expected and rebound hopes now seem dimmer.

Thailand flood inflicted deeper economic damage

The disaster's impact is turning out to be worse than expected and rebound hopes now seem dimmer.

Thailand’s economy still hurting from floods

The country’s inflation is expected to jump 4% in December.

Thailand’s export growth plunges 16% in October

DBS says GDP growth in 2011 may not be worse than 2.5% if production resumes in full swing in November or December.

Thailand’s GDP may plummet 15% in 4Q11

DBS says the country’s recovery from the flood is extremely uncertain.

Thailand grocery retailers enjoy robust profit growth

But analyst warns against looming risks from regulatory constraints and market saturation.

Good news: Thailand’s 4.2% inflation lower than expected despite floods

Core inflation also rose by only 2.9%, below consensus of 3.1%.

Floods may drag down Thailand’s GDP growth by 2.5% in 2011

It was definitely not Thailand’s year as anaylsts expect the country's GDP to plunge even further.

Thailand’s inflation rises 4.1% in September

As price pressures broadened to housing, furnishing, recreation and education segments.

Thailand’s export volumes grew 1.3% in August

The country’s economy defied expectations as export volumes rose 20% YoY, contrary to the 2.5% drop pencilled in by market analysts.

Thailand’s manufacturing production surges 7% in August

As motor vehicle production improved this month, followed by a pick up in the food and petroleum sectors.

Thailand’s manufacturing production may have risen 4% in August

DBS says the strong ramp up in production should lift third quarter GDP growth to double-digits in September.

Thailand’s export growth beats market expectations at 31%

Import growth of 44% also beat analyst and market forecasts of 25%.

Passenger vehicle sales in Thailand grew 11% in August

This points to continued normalization in production from the supply-chain disruptions following the natural disasters in Japan.

Thailand’s headline inflation of 4.3% well above expectations

And core inflation accelerated to 2.85% (YoY) against a forecast of 2.6%.

Thailand's 2.6% GDP in Q2 2011 disappoints expectations

The expenditure breakdown shows private consumption contracted by 1.3% QoQ.

Thai export sales plummet 17.6% in May

Not much to smile about in the land of smiles then.

Thai GDP on tap

Consensus and expectation are for a 6.0% drop in output which translates to 8.0% year-on-year growth.