The industrial and service sectors are the main sectors in the Thai gross domestic product, with the former accounting for 39.2% of GDP. Thailand's agricultural sector produces 8.4% of GDP – lower than the trade and logistics and communication sectors, which account for 13.4% and 9.8% of GDP respectively. The construction and mining sector adds 4.3% to the country’s gross domestic product. Other service sectors (including the financial, education and hotel and restaurant sectors) account for 24.9% of the country's GDP. Telecommunications and trade in services are emerging as centers of industrial expansion and economic competitiveness.
Political gridlock and street protests that culminated in a military takeover of the government in Thailand in May damaged business and consumer confidence in the first half of 2014, such that gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1%. Fixed investment dropped, and private consumption fell slightly. Tourist arrivals fell by 10.4% in the first half. Net external demand rose as imports of goods and services fell more than exports, which statistically moderated the decline in GDP caused by weak domestic demand.