January September 2006** Rank Category Share of spend Spend per invoice (THB) Spend per invoice (US$)* Thailand 1 Cosmetics 34.92% 3,572 92.27 2 Fragrance 21.06% 3,889 100.46 3 Liquor 18.74% 3,904 100.85 4 Tobacco 10.98% 1,454 37.57 5 Watches 5.17% 13,994 361.53 6 Leathergoods 3.81% 4,071 105.16 7 Imported food 1.87% 1,039 26.83 8 Sunglasses 0.56% 6,165 159.28 9 Costume jewellery 0.46% 4,094 105.77 10 Ready-to-wear fashion 0.41% 8,363 216.06 Others 2.02% 7,652 197.68 Overall 21.51% 3,208 82.89 Japan 1 Leathergoods 19.08% 8,221 212.39 2 Cosmetics 16.73% 2,631 67.96 3 Tobacco 11.91% 915 23.64 4 Imported food 11.89% 1,364 35.24 5 Liquor 10.85% 3,138 81.08 6 Fragrance 10.33% 2,983 77.08 7 Watches 6.26% 18,113 467.94 8 Jewellery 3.45% 45,753 1,182.05 9 Ties 2.23% 6,395 165.22 10 Costume jewellery 1.92% 4,895 126.46 Others 5.36% 6,894 178.11 Overall 11.32% 2,547 65.80 South Korea 65.16 1 Liquor 32.56% 4,746 122.60 2 Cosmetics 21.10% 2,780 71.82 3 Fragrance 9.37% 2,987 77.16 4 Tobacco 9.36% 1,154 29.82 5 Leathergoods 9.09% 6,452 166.69 6 Watches 6.05% 10,872 280.88 7 Imported food 5.08% 1,118 28.89 8 Costume jewellery 1.48% 3,840 99.20 9 Jewellery 1.03% 44,677 1,154.24 10 Sunglasses 0.83% 7,061 182.43 Others 4.06% 5,905 152.55 Overall 9.87% 2,992 77.31 continued on facing page 66 The Moodie Report
January September 2006 (continued) Rank Category Share of spend Spend per invoice (THB) Spend per invoice (US$)* China 1 Cosmetics 32.77% 2,466 63.71 2 Tobacco 30.51% 2,182 56.38 3 Liquor 11.53% 5,406 139.66 4 Fragrance 10.40% 3,240 83.69 5 Watches 3.77% 11,931 308.23 6 Leathergoods 3.62% 5,207 134.53 7 Imported food 3.10% 994 25.68 8 Costume jewellery 1.48% 3,543 91.53 9 FA Sunglasses 0.54% 6,644 171.64 10 Jewellery 0.48% 36,896 953.20 Others 1.80% 5,354 138.33 Overall 8.19% 2,660 68.73 India 1 Liquor 44.13% 3,732 96.43 2 Fragrance 15.13% 3,671 94.85 3 Tobacco 11.89% 2,886 74.56 4 Imported food 11.84% 1,327 34.29 5 Watches 4.70% 10,671 275.67 6 Cosmetics 4.14% 2,337 60.37 7 Leathergoods 2.22% 4,389 113.40 8 Electronics 2.05% 7,276 187.97 9 Gold jewellery 1.14% 8,119 209.77 10 Sunglasses 0.77% 6,375 164.70 Others 1.98% 5,780 149.32 Overall 6.56% 2,781 67.95 Others 41.23% 2,203 56.92 Total 100.00% 2,295 56.06 *US$ = THB38.707 Figures relate to gross departures and transit passengers only **Don Muang closed on 27 September Source: King Power; The Moodie Report The Moodie Report 67
January September 2005 Rank Category Share of spend Spend per invoce (THB) Spend per invoice (US$)* Thailand 1 Cosmetics 33.14% 4,136 101.05 2 Fragrance 17.22% 3,150 76.96 3 Liquor 17.33% 3,608 88.15 4 Tobacco 7.78% 1,160 28.33 5 Watches 6.12% 14,119 344.95 6 Leathergoods 3.83% 4,894 119.57 7 Imported food 1.54% 1,036 25.32 8 Sunglasses 0.57% 6,119 149.50 9 Costume jewellery 0.38% 4,663 113.94 10 Ready-to-wear 0.38% 12,075 295.01 Others 11.70% 4,364 106.63 Overall 21.59% 3,269 79.88 Japan 1 Leathergoods 17.13% 9,225 225.38 2 Cosmetics 12.49% 2,653 64.82 3 Tobacco 8.37% 883 21.58 4 Imported food 10.03% 1,378 33.67 5 Liquor 9.95% 3,151 76.98 6 Fragrance 8.61% 2,958 72.28 7 Watches 6.38% 16,772 409.78 8 Jewellery 2.90% 38,161 932.35 9 Ties 2.17% 6,144 150.10 10 Costume jewellery 1.85% 5,476 133.80 Others 20.12% 1,094 26.73 Overall 13.61% 2,044 49.94 South Korea 1 Liquor 32.39% 4,551 111.18 2 Cosmetics 18.73% 2,757 67.37 3 Fragrance 9.11% 2,893 70.67 4 Tobacco 8.06% 1,083 26.47 5 Leathergoods 8.25% 6,621 161.77 6 Watches 6.61% 10,050 245.55 7 Imported food 4.77% 1,101 26.89 8 Costume jewellery 1.00% 4,069 99.40 9 Jewellery 1.16% 45,017 1,099.85 10 Sunglasses 0.86% 6,590 161.00 Others 9.08% 1,428 34.89 Overall 8.57% 2,667 65.16 continued on facing page 68 The Moodie Report
January September 2005 (continued) Rank Category Share of spend Spend per invoce (THB) Spend per invoice (US$)* China 1 Cosmetics 29.06% 2,503 61.15 2 Tobacco 26.86% 1,956 47.79 3 Liquor 9.82% 4,260 104.07 4 Fragrance 11.05% 3,348 81.81 5 Watches 4.25% 10,795 263.74 6 Leathergoods 4.02% 6,245 152.58 7 Imported food 3.23% 1,015 24.79 8 FA Costume Jewellery 1.16% 3,730 91.13 9 Sunglasses 0.56% 5,914 144.49 10 Jewellery 0.35% 36,159 883.43 Others 9.63% 902 22.03 Overall 6.50% 2,161 52.81 India 1 Liquor 41.53% 3,368 82.30 2 Fragrance 15.36% 3,604 88.05 3 Tobacco 9.25% 2,373 57.98 4 Imported food 10.84% 1,342 32.78 5 Watches 4.62% 9,773 238.76 6 Cosmetics 3.88% 2,397 58.57 7 Leathergoods 2.67% 6,836 167.01 8 Electronics 1.41% 5,254 128.37 9 Gold jewellery 1.23% 7,331 179.12 10 Sunglasses 0.75% 5,652 138.08 Others 8.46% 1,949 47.61 Overall 6.56% 2,781 67.95 Others 43.16% 1,986 48.51 Total 100.00% 2,295 56.06 *US$ = THB40.930 Figures relate to gross departures and transit passengers only Source: King Power; The Moodie Report The Moodie Report 69
King Power top ten sales nationalities Nationality January September 2006 January September 2005 Change on year Contri- Spend Spend Contri- Spend Spend Spend Spend bution per per bution per per per per % invoice invoice % invoice invoice invoice invoice (Baht) (US$)* (Baht) (US$)** (Baht) (US$) Thailand 21.51% 3,208 82.89 21.59% 3,269 79.88 1.87% +3.77% Japan 11.32% 2,547 65.80 13.61% 2,044 49.94 +24.60% +31.76% South Korea 9.87% 2,992 77.31 8.57% 2,667 65.16 +12.20% +18.65% China 8.19% 2,660 68.73 6.50% 2,161 52.81 +23.08% +30.15% India 7.88% 3,068 79.27 6.56% 2,781 67.95 +10.33% +16.66% UK 5.96% 2,095 54.13 6.83% 1,927 47.08 +8.73% +14.98% Australia 3.77% 2,374 61.33 4.08% 2,303 56.28 +3.06% +8.98% Russia 2.84% 3,201 82.69 1.47% 2,943 71.91 +8.75% +15.00% Germany 2.29% 1,581 40.86 2.40% 1,511 36.91 +4.68% +10.69% Sweden 2.07% 1,836 47.42 2.02% 1,792 43.78 +2.44% +8.32% Other 24.31% 2,246 58.03 26.36% 1,996 48.77 +12.52% +18.98% Total 100.00% 2,577 66.57 100.00% 2,295 56.06 +12.30% +18.75% * US$ = THB38.707 ** US$ = THB40.930 Source: King Power; The Moodie Report Bangkok International Airport: Monthly international passenger totals 2004 2006* Month 2004 2005 2006 Passengers Change Passengers Change Passengers Change January 2,490,006 +10.61% 2,207,597 11.34% 2,717,079 +23.08% February 2,047,022 5.55% 2,087,582 +1.98% 2,589,882 +24.06% March 2,114,343 +2.07% 2,390,677 +13.07% 2,747,882 +14.94% April 2,259,263 +86.31% 2,364,596 +4.66% 2,647,312 +11.96% May 2,083,348 +100.87% 2,188,578 +5.05% 2,438,832 +11.43% June 2,108,122 +57.93% 2,215,014 +5.07% 2,432,216 +9.81% July 2,377,283 +27.32% 2,539,819 +6.84% 2,688,571 +5.86% August 2,441,590 +13.59% 2,590,977 +6.12% 2,743,931 +5.90% September 2,181,851 +11.79% 2,343,428 +7.41% November 2,402,096 +12.01% 2,512,110 +4.58% December 2,467,417 +11.35% 2,534,750 +2.73% Total to Aug 17,920,977 18,584,840 +3.70% 21,005,705 +13.03% Total for year 24,972,341 +20.94% 25,975,128 +3.92% *Arrivals + departures + transit passengers Source: Airports Authority of Thailand; The Moodie Report 70 The Moodie Report
Top 40 nationalities at Bangkok Don Muang International Airport January August 2006 Rank Nationality Arrivals Departures Total pax 1 Thailand 1,392,002 1,527,052 2,919,054 2 Japan 755,578 778,745 1,534,323 3 China 612,039 470,287 1,082,326 4 South Korea 520,807 459,973 980,780 5 UK 437,368 462,379 899,747 6 US 382,186 411,925 794,111 7 Singapore 298,146 352,852 650,998 8 Taiwan 286,531 259,327 545,858 9 India 281,187 257,131 538,318 10 Germany 261,584 256,539 518,123 11 Malaysia 247,827 238,542 486,369 12 Australia 232,743 236,486 469,229 13 Hong Kong 212,887 242,914 455,801 14 France 167,297 169,106 336,403 15 Sweden 109,788 122,066 231,854 16 Netherlands 96,364 97,944 194,308 17 Vietnam 95,488 86,966 182,454 18 Canada 94,776 97,925 192,701 19 Philippines 85,760 96,619 182,379 20 Russia 81,251 51,179 132,430 21 Indonesia 80,558 81,891 162,449 22 Italy 69,779 74,182 143,961 23 Denmark 65,014 65,499 130,513 24 Switzerland 59,795 67,818 127,613 25 Israel 54,850 54,547 109,397 26 UAE 52,331 38,592 90,923 27 New Zealand 49,762 47,367 97,129 28 Norway 48,860 49,021 97,881 29 Finland 43,166 48,809 91,975 30 Spain 38,932 29,319 68,251 31 Ireland 36,265 32,046 68,311 32 Belgium 31,595 33,192 64,787 33 Pakistan 30,742 32,407 63,149 34 Iran 27,964 22,312 50,276 35 Bangladesh 27,705 32,415 60,120 36 Sri Lanka 27,602 26,885 54,487 37 Oman 25,959 17,499 43,458 38 Cambodia 19,987 18,695 38,682 39 Kuwait 19,822 22,705 42,527 40 South Africa 19,169 19,823 38,992 Others 2,318,218 2,523,229 4,841,447 Total 9,799,684 10,014,210 19,813,894 Source: Airports Authority of Thailand; The Moodie Report The Moodie Report 71