Thailand's consumer-goods market will see slow growth as aggregate demand weakens owing to continued political unrest and a coup during the first quarter of 2014 just as the economy was beginning to recover from heavy flooding in 2011. Data from March show the economy shrinking by 0.6% in year-on-year terms.
The retail market is nonetheless expected to grow over the 2014-18 forecast period as increasing consumer demand generates a bounce-back to steady growth: sales are forecast to increase by around 2.2% in real terms once a contraction in 2014 due to continued unrest is priced in.
Increasing median household wealth over the forecast period will shift demand in urban areas towards convenience foods and retail options, with decreased demand for traditional markets; the share of households earning above US$25,000 a year will increase to 17% by 2018, from around 10% in 2013.

Consumer goods and retail report 2

Overview 2

Retail 3

Food and drink 5

Non-food products 10

Industry publishing schedule 14

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