Position of the Company and its Subsidiaries (Unit: Baht Million) 30 December 2019 31 December 2018 % Change Cash and cash equivalents 119 103 15.1% Account receivables 737 700 5.3% Inventories 512 885 (42
to be realized in 2018 following the new contracts negotiation. IVL Pet segment will potentially benefit from trade barrier actions on PET im- ports into USA and Japan as our strategic manufacturing
remained in the doldrums during the second quarter of 2019. The inconclusive US-China trade negotiations, which showed no sign of ending, exacerbated the lackluster global trade and investment environment
half of the year. Against the backdrop of the global trade slowdown and uncertainty over US trade policy, merchandise exports in 2018 expanded by 7.7 percent, down from 9.8 percent growth in 2017
, the value of merchandise exports expanded at a slower rate as the result of the economic slowdown in major trading partners, and the effect of protectionist trade policies between the US and China. The
than previous assessment at 4.0%. Moreover, the growth outlook still challenge with uncertainties from both domestic and external factors due primarily to 1) Trade protectionist measures between US and
was expected to expand at a slower pace compared with the same period last year due to a contraction in merchandise exports and a slowdown in tourism growth resulting from uncertainty about the trade
sentiment. Meanwhile, exports and tourism expanded at a slower pace, partly due to the impact of the US trade policies and a drop in Chinese tourist arrivals. Headline inflation in the third quarter of 2018