Manufacturing Intelligence Spotlight: Thailand
by CanadianManufacturing.com Staff
Manufacturing Intelligence Spotlights from CanadianManufacturing.com outline key data on the top 21 global export markets.
The biggest opportunities for Canadian companies include key growth sectors, such as: textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world’s second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
GDP: $586.9 billion (2010 est.)
GDP growth: 7.8% (2010 est.)
GDP per capita: $8,700 (2010 est.)
Population: 66,720,153 (July 2011 est.)
Labour force: 1.242 million (2010 est.)
Industry: tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world’s second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
Exports: $193.5 billion (2010 est.)
Exports: textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
Export partners: China 11%, Japan 10.5%, US 10.4%, Hong Kong 6.7%, Malaysia 5.4%, Australia 4.8%, Singapore 4.6% (2010)
Import partners: Japan 20.8%, China 13.3%, US 5.9%, Malaysia 5.9%, UAE 4.7%, South Korea 4.4% (2010)
Imports: capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels
Imports: $161.3 billion (2010 est.)
Trade activity with Canada:
Exports to Thailand: $619.8M
Major exports: chemicals ($119.3M), pulp, paper and wood products ($143.5M), machines and electrical components ($113.2M), base metals ($39.4M)
Imports from Thailand: $2.4B
Major imports: live animals and fish ($132M), vegetable products ($129.4M), foodstuffs ($327.4M), plastics ($206.3M), textiles ($99.4M), precious stones and metals ($109M), machinery and electrical components ($997.8M), miscellaneous manufactures ($82.5M)
Trade Commissioner
Mr. Charles Anthony Finch
The Embassy of Canada to Thailand / Ambassade du Canada en Thaïlande
Abdulrahim Place, 15Th Floor 990 Rama 4 Road , Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
(011-66-2) 636-0540 Fax: (011-66-2) 636-0568
charlesanthony.finch@international.gc.ca
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Sources: Export Development Canada , Statistics Canada and The CIA World Factbook
