thailand s economic and monetary conditions in the first half of 2002 policy group august contents part 1 executive summary world economy 2 agricultural sector manufacturing mining 3 services 4 trade 5 private consumption 6 investment 7 labour 8 price level 9 international balance payments 10 external debt 11 fiscal position 12 13 foreign exchange movements 14 securities markets 15 major measures other year quarter gross domestic product gdp grew by percent yoy compared with previous quar expansion was driven spending both