Table 3.
Price paid per pack and affordability index (relative income price) of manufactured cigarettes, GATS Thailand, 2009 and 2011.
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Annual GDP per capita (THB) |
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| 2009 (inflation adjusted) | 2011 | Relative change (%) | 2009 | 2011 | Relative change (%) | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Overall | 47.8 (47.1, 48.5) | 52.0 (51.0, 52.9) | 8.7* | 5.2 (4.9, 5.5) | 5.6 (5.3, 5.9) | 7.5 | 143,353 | 164,513 |
| Bangkok | 51.0 (50.1, 51.9) | 53.3 (51.8, 54.7) | 4.4* | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 0.1 | 377,183 | 422,141 |
| Central | 46.5 (45.0, 48.1) | 51.9 (50.0, 53.8) | 11.7* | 2.2 (2.1, 2.2) | 2.5 (2.5, 2.6) | 17.5* | 200,292 | 204,166 |
| North | 45.5 (43.8, 47.2) | 49.1 (47.2, 51.1) | 8.0* | 6.8 (6.5, 7.1) | 6.7 (6.5, 7.0) | −0.9 | 62,372 | 72,925 |
| Northeast | 47.2 (45.5, 48.8) | 51.2 (48.9, 53.4) | 8.4* | 10.7 (10.3, 11.0) | 10.5 (10.1, 11.0) | −1.3 | 41,237 | 48,549 |
| South | 49.8 (48.5, 51.2) | 54.4 (52.3, 56.4) | 9.1* | 3.7 (3.6, 3.8) | 5.8 (5.6, 6.0) | 56.9* | 93,400 | 125,270 |
Note: Authors' calculation using Thailand GATS 2009 and 2011. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.
Significant (p < 0.05) relative changes are indicated with asterisk (*) based on the respective z-statistics. Regional GDP per capita values obtained from the National Economic and Social Development Board, Thailand, 2014. Gross Regional and Provincial Product, Chain Volume Measure 2012. http://eng.nesdb.go.th/Portals/0/eco_datas/account/gpp/2012/Summary2012.pdf.
Official exchange rates (THB per US$, period average) for 2009 and 2011 were 34.29 and 30.49, respectively (Source: World Development Indicators, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF, last updated April 17, 2017).