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The Bank of Thailand voted by six to one to maintain the policy rate at 1.5 percent on August 8th, saying that the current monetary policy stance continued to support growth while inflation remained within the 1-4 percent target. Still, one member voted to raise the key rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.75 percent. Interest Rate in Thailand averaged 2.23 percent from 2000 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5 percent in June of 2006 and a record low of 1.25 percent in June of 2003.

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Thailand Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged


The Bank of Thailand voted by six to one to maintain the policy rate at 1.5 percent on August 8th, saying that the current monetary policy stance continued to support growth while inflation remained within the 1-4 percent target. Still, one member voted to raise the key rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.75 percent.

Statement by the Bank of Thailand:

The Thai economy as a whole continued to gain further traction, driven by merchandise exports and tourism which continued to improve in tandem with global economic growth, and by stronger momentum from domestic demand. Private consumption continued to expand supported by improvements in employment, but overall purchasing power was recovering gradually due to elevated household debt. Private investment was projected to continue expanding with additional support from greater certainty regarding the prospects of public investment projects, although their progress must still be monitored going forward. Public expenditure would continue to drive economic growth but there remained risks of delayed budget disbursement. Furthermore, Thailand’s growth outlook was still subject to risks that continued to warrant close monitoring, especially US foreign trade policies and retaliatory measures from trading partners of the US, risks of lower-than-expected growth in the tourism sector, and geopolitical risks.

The outlook for headline inflation was largely unchanged from the previous assessment with the annual average expected to be within target. However, downside risks remained as fresh food prices could fluctuate sharply depending on weather conditions and agricultural output. Core inflation was projected to edge up given the gradual build-up in demand-pull inflationary pressures. The Committee would also continue to monitor, despite full potential economic growth, structural changes that might contribute to more persistent inflation than in the past such as the expansion of e-commerce, rising price competition, and upgrades to production efficiency which reduced costs of production. Meanwhile, the public’s inflation expectations were largely unchanged.

Overall financial conditions remained accommodative and conducive to economic growth with ample liquidity in the financial system. Government bond yields were largely unchanged from the previous meeting, while real interest rates remained low. Such conditions allowed financing by the private sector to continue expanding as reflected in both business and consumer loan growth. The baht against the US dollar exchange rate experienced volatile movements due to the monetary policy outlook of advanced economies, as well as increased concerns about trade protectionism measures and risks related to emerging market economies. Such exchange rate movements were in line with those of most regional currencies. Looking ahead, the baht would likely remain volatile and thus the Committee would continue to closely monitor exchange rate developments as well as impacts on the economy.

Financial stability remained sound but there was still a need to monitor risks that might pose vulnerabilities to financial stability in the future, especially the search-for-yield behaviour in the prolonged low interest rate environment that might lead to underpricing of risks. In addition, the Committee would also closely monitor competition in the housing loan market, the oversupply of condominiums in certain areas, further accumulation of household debt given that deleveraging had yet to improve, and debt serviceability of SMEs especially those affected by changes in structural factors and business models.

Looking ahead, the Thai economy as a whole was projected to continue to gain further traction driven by both external and domestic factors. However, there remained the need to monitor the strength of the domestic demand, inflation developments, financial stability risks in the period ahead, as well as impacts of trade protectionism measures and risks of lower-than expected growth in the tourism sector. Hence, the Committee viewed that monetary policy should remain accommodative.


Bank of Thailand | Agna Gabriel | agna.gabriel@tradingeconomics.com
8/8/2018 10:29:20 AM


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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-05-16 07:05 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
2018-06-20 07:05 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
2018-08-08 07:00 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.75%
2018-09-19 07:05 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.5% 1.75%
2018-11-14 07:05 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.75%
2018-12-19 07:05 AM Interest Rate Decision 1.75%


Thailand Money Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Interest Rate 1.50 1.50 5.00 1.25 percent [+]
Money Supply M0 1382952.00 1380578.00 1437578.00 280977.00 THB Million [+]
Money Supply M1 1967.50 2008.20 2061.00 365.90 THB Billion [+]
Money Supply M3 19599.18 19546.25 19599.18 5077.80 THB Billion [+]
Banks Balance Sheet 18790507.00 18812777.00 18841592.00 14874369.00 THB Million [+]
Foreign Exchange Reserves 204800.00 204900.00 215400.00 326.00 USD Million [+]
Loans to Private Sector 4030296.00 3991691.00 4030296.00 1701089.00 THB Million [+]
Deposit Interest Rate 1.29 1.30 13.67 1.02 percent [+]
Interbank Rate 1.59 1.59 5.41 1.35 percent [+]
Central Bank Balance Sheet 7816961.00 7752180.00 7816961.00 2103522.00 THB Million [+]


Thailand Interest Rate

In Thailand, interest rates decisions are taken by The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee. The main interest rate is the 1-day repurchase rate. This page provides - Thailand Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Thailand Interest Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.50 1.50 5.00 1.25 2000 - 2018 percent Daily




interest rate by Country
Country Last
Turkey 17.75 Jul/18
Mexico 7.75 Aug/18
Russia 7.25 Jul/18
Brazil 6.50 Aug/18
India 6.50 Aug/18
Indonesia 5.50 Aug/18
China 4.35 Jul/18
United States 2.00 Aug/18
Australia 1.50 Aug/18
Canada 1.50 Jul/18
South Korea 1.50 Jul/18
United Kingdom 0.75 Aug/18
Euro Area 0.00 Jul/18
France 0.00 Jul/18
Germany 0.00 Jul/18
Italy 0.00 Jul/18
Netherlands 0.00 Jul/18
Spain 0.00 Jul/18
Japan -0.10 Jul/18
Switzerland -0.75 Jul/18


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