Economic and Related Statistics Dealing with Laos Joel Halpern, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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University of Massachusetts Amherst From the SelectedWorks of Joel M. Halpern 1961 Economic and Related Statistics Dealing with Laos Joel Halpern, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Available at: https://works.bepress.com/joel_halpern/28/ .7-cum Project Palm. ro. 11 t p-Ar.d.f., F.j MM'...S5!7r3 r.LT. a JOEL N. HALPERN Dopi . Dri .:!eis University V: ;hcm, Mass. 3] Reproduced by DUOPAGE PROCESS in the U.S. of Americ a Micro Phoro Division Bell Howell Compan y Cleveland 12, Ohi o DP It 4 21 A table or Contents ECOL0!IC AIM MI= STATISTICS =ALMS WI~PH LAOS Table Pas No 1 Availability and Price of fruits and Vegetables in Northern Laos 1-3 2 ldvezstock, Piet and Foal Products in Northern Laos 4-5 3 Pi icee of Coma Agricultural and lor ut P oductn of Northern Ic_oa (1957) 6 Soma L7v ° s P6e p a r d roods F o ld on b Probers La . et 7 5 Rica Consumption in E.:sa Tha Province ( 1959) 8 in yip. 6 Price of I %ed Mica ( 1951) 8 7 List of Va4_tebless on Fruits in Term of Pro trsacyr of Consxrsxrtion, 3 Tfaal, I:orthoast Thai 7 mt 9-10 8 Sour cos of Protain Pocas in t"bo1, bqr oast Thai1 ns3: Pereont of Population Obtaining roods by Various Lethods 11 8A Consu ptioa of 1 :eat, Poultry, Iioh and 0-i hor Animal Products 12 9 rousing Variables in Dural rortbeast Thailand 13 9A Clothing Co°, .only Ptachozed by Villagers 13A 10 Selectod Items Ami,lable in Shops in Luang ?rabaug and Vientiane 14-17 IG1 Selected E°a plea of P=ter Trade 17A 11 ritsc;1laneoua ~nseo rmqug Prebang and: Vientiane, June, 1959 18 r 11P Occu_ at toms of Tha 10me Vi1lagere 18 12 River Traffic 1etwoen Vientiane and Savannahhet 19 12A Pack Eorse: Transport in ram Tha Province 19 13 Traditional Means of Transport in Laos 20 13,1 Pirogue Transport, Item ha to Kouei Sal . 20A 133 Air Traffic (1957-1958) 20A 13C Air Freight Costs (1959) 20. I33 rors of Travel in IIorthern and Central Iaoe 20B 133 Official retail Pricoo of Pot olr um Products in Various Provinces o f Iavs - July, 1958 200 14 r5:^rrples3 of Pasant Ta7la s in Vientiane Province - 1957 20 15 Dyg o ras of orb :_ Ai octeen -Vientiane, Lmsng P obnng =dram Ts, Compared ( 1959) 21 16 Some Differences Patse n a ,or and a relatively Prosperous Khmu 22 17 Some Mural -rban Differences Among the Lao 23 18 Ioo Consumption Patterns, 1958 24-28 19 Conner Prices for Laotian Puddle Cless romilies in Vientiane 1950-1959 29 - i - Table of Contents EO0t0 IIC AND RRTAT1D STATISTIC flfL1 WITS 1A03 (Continued ) Table 20 Caple of Officialu Surveyed in Vientiane { 1959) 29 21 Entail Vices of Sons Fortin and Coneu= It!3 in Selected Toms , First Quarter of 1959 30 22 Rural Inflation in Vicntienc irovince, 1955 - 1957 31 23 Distribution of ^y1Eries of Lis Pr `ans Ck : t :ant P raonnel, Ea-sad oa I:: ital Status, 1959 31 23A SeteFc loytient, Yagco, and Ceramonia1 Zs:games 31A-37 24 nu-bar and Valu n of Ccintruction l x o j c s, Yiantt ae and avaor`t1hat Coated 3F 25 5usnary of Induntrica nxinting in Vientiane, 1958 32 2l) licensed Bu3iness ounce in Vientiane 33 27 1_onthly Salaries, of Civilian Go r;:r z nt Personnel in T,sarg Prabang Town, 1959 33 28 L ric= did to Leas, 1955 - 1960 34 29 U.S. Aid to !nos, 1958-1959, project :lid (Goo Uss .$) 34 29 Su ary of U.S . Project Aid for Fiscal Year 1959 (all figures in C :O°a of dollars) 35-36 30 Revenue Receipts of Taos,, Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1959 37 31 !lumber of Taswyera on Salaries and•on Profits, According to Auount of Tax Paid, 1959 37 32 number of Business Licenses Issued in Laos During Fiocal Yea r 19594, by Province and by F .a jor Class of License 38 33 national lacosa and Total Tax Revenues in Selected Southeas t Asian Countries During Recent Years 38 34 Z. jvr Sourcen of Tax Rosanne in Selected Countries of Southeas t Asia During Recent Years 38 35 lao Ealance of Tr ds, 1939-1958 (in iiillionn of Trip) 39 36 Tao Us-ports, by Co ::odities, 1955-513 (in ihouoads of Kip) 39 37 lao Imports by ConoOities, 1956-58 (in Thousand Kip) 40 38 Proposed Expenditures of the Imo Five !ee.,r Dasulo nt Plan (Jima 30, 1959 to July 1, 19G) (in anions of lap) 4a At°1IL11t1T err J PGI OP FI"UI AM V2s ' LES IE C.OssuU IA03a Itca E a o shoats 10 An ie7srtent f od item gathored by all groups ; on 3.-ortant IDh tr B itch for thamss 10415 0 T C:1=3 Oni)d a n ~ ~ )d 4 (a:_ Er_m_nas (ca_ :z rlri.ety) 10-25 Eaton frech and fried y 1 %p Eve` t% a ELnnnsuas ("L: v. ioty) 20 € -,11, with sweet flavor Banana leaves Arranged in pockets by thy: I{hnu - told as msupIcing material for other goods Inn stalks 15 Pickled and eate n 2oan sprouts 13 .C,: un vegetable 1513 15° :.•2!s (runner) 20 Available mast of the year Tana (string) 30 Plentiful in summer month s Betel nut lOOltouq ee Mom are= palm) (rung Sni)d Sete leaves Spread with lime paste na wrapping for the nu t Cabbage 10-30 Grown by Lao an d 15=20 13 Plentiful in February Perch ; -mare a pcasiva at other times Ali peppers 30-50 Importcat in diet of all groups CO-zoos custard - Grc a by rasp Citronella grass 5/b . ch G3thsred by i 1 ; for brewing tea Coccaut (young) 15 each rten se a :eat - 20-30 enchb . 10-15 each° Coconut (old) 30 each Filk and seat k- ortcnt cupple - c:::ntary foods ; mod in cooking (=tinned on next page) 1 3=4!2• 1 ISG .~$~"s,i 1$ l ID PP.IC$ c1 P 315 JAKE V l aAmzs IH F.33^ 1 l (centfnued ) Item irrs in k£p ailo ^its Coffee 35 Fairly =can village plant; grc.Ta particularly in the 50d area of I n - Coriander 8 Plcatiful in July Cuoa 5!3 corn by 1`:n but ucr_nlly col d d igently to otter 1 as 1 oft,hb livnoteck feed ; ccc•Qcienally c,re : n cad said on mnrkc t by tha Lao Cucu::ilara 13-5 0 PlcatifnI M GL..:: c but avail- obln z_ ;1t of the ycnr ; larg e 10-15 aaahb cc;:Iy v.2 ty lean e_penaive then long thin Mai" type Custard apple 4-5 each Ca mar°hnt in July Eggplant 10-50 Avvilnhln cat of year; plentiful July-October ; 5b (in 3c con) groan by Fan and some L au Garlic 10-50 In cannon in February ; an-pensive in July 35b 25c Ginger 15 Cccniioes spine sating lao Lin 1/for 4b Frequent in L o villages 2-3 each° Lichees 15 A wild variety ; plentiful in Jul y Limes 10 Willa h-rd; plentiful in Jul y Mangoes 50 Pavnriie July frui t Talons 15-35 each Common er r frui t rant 15 Eaten ch6nod in wily Lao cliche s I1;hrrce:.3 (band;) 30 Gathored in th3 forest by em u Calms (frees) 15-30 Plentiful in-Fnbrunry ; in July 35b esp :ncive 25-40c Cntons (dried) 100 Sold dried in tbn Sumner Oranges 30 Small, bitter ; free Vrm Sa c region (continued on neat page) _2 - fti TAP IA 1 A~~aI711EIfl7 A PRIM 0 Ar:D VtS"tAB t m SORT = LAOSa cantina.;) Itcs Pries in ki i1o Cano.ntn s Papaya 10-30 each Sold by Lao; a favorite frui t 5-10 eachb 5-10 eaachc Peaces 1-3 each C3thare3 by 1a:o and 1 =n in July Peanuts :old shelled and unah3ll d Piecappla 15 each In maven in Jul y 20-30 cachb 5-10 each° .P=alo 10 each In sanosn in July Potato-no (white) 10-20 Grown by no. 20b 20-30c Potatoes•(sweet) - Grown by Eh= and other group s 9 (Luang Prn,ang) d 14 Mons Iung Luangd Prabang Province ) 24 (Fit SS 1 L1.f~,nag Prabant Province) d 27-33 (Phong Saly)d Rice (glutinous) see Table 6 Kin Lso food stapl e Scallions 15 Groan by Ica and Mau ; plentiful in July-Augus t auger .tes - Grow in Leo god ac c Fic villages Tamarind 20 Geed for jam; plentiful in t ay-June Tea 5/50 grams Gram by 1=at as well and (imparted) en Ln a market in June Tobacco 50 (Zan TLa) Grown by eace Lao end -u TO:sat :as 30-40 Available I:arch-June 50b 10-40° Vine leaves 8 Eaton by Lao as salad green s Fateroslon 10-20 each Grown by Lao and Tai m~ e~ie c3 atatiatiea refer toLn_mg Frnbang tc m ce_d are average prices obtained in 1957 union otLer;;ice cme iflc3. PrLeaa vary with the =amen cad a The-y are g :holly b.?,,:..:x for Crap a and elce-fluct.msta with bargaining . b =: - as 1959 prince . a ietatic u priocaa cu-r• r 1959. dL sad en Dales mnegrcpba of Luang Prabang,:_n end Ph_n3 mealy Frevineos pb~::eued in 1959 e:: 1a 1aelos e:na ca 17.A.G.