decelerating rate due to slowdown in external sector and manufacturing production at home. Meanwhile, private consumption which continued to expand was derived mainly from increased expenditures on automobiles
maintained its growth momentum. Similarly, Thailand’s major economic indicators continued to exhibit growth, as evidenced by brighter exports, government spending and private spending on certain items of
third quarter of 2017, buoyed largely by tourism and exports. Nonetheless, the economic recovery was not broad-based, as evidenced by sluggish private consumption. While certain businesses were still
the target. In this quarter, our impairment loss on loans and debt securities increased slightly from the prior quarter. At the same time, our robust capital position was sufficient to cushion against
consequently shrunk domestic demand, investment and private consumption, while the debt servicing ability of the household sector and SME entrepreneurs could also deteriorate. Close attention should be paid to
-year average of 68.0 percent. Consequently, employment contracted by 0.7 percent. Private consumption slightly softened due to stagnant farm and non-farm income growth. Moreover, household debt, which
amounted to Baht 315.8 billion, accounting for 53.4 percent of total investments. Foreign debt securities were Baht 99.4 billion, private enterprise debt securities Baht 43.5 billion, and net equity
were foreign debt securities of Baht 86,799 million, private enterprise debt securities of Baht 37,384 million, and net investment in equity securities of Baht 110,571 million. V3 22/02/62 14:27 น. 14
. Continued elevated levels of household debt will likely contribute to a contraction in private consumption, while private investment is also expected to fall as the business sector delays investment in order
seen in both public and private investment. Nonetheless, commercial banks may still adopt a cautious stance in their business operations amid the lingering debt quality problem, which still needs some