Economic growth :

Puk-Hai economy is based on agricultural products. People cultivate rice, raise livestock, and fish inland-waterways. However, in a lowland area with fertile soil, rice cultivation is by far the most important, accounting for 75% by value of all farm products.

Economic growth in Puk-Hai has been slow. Some contributing factors are :

   (a)  The decrease in population from 1973 to 1981 due to out-migration of people of working          age ;
   (b)  Lack of convenient access;
   (c)  The depressed prices of agricultural products.