18.81 million bath due to the loss of company operating results and the company use cash to invested in buying shares of associated companies. The trade accounts receivable decreased by 0.66 million baht
2018. This was a result of a decline in merchandise exports owing to the economic slowdown of trading partners affected by trade protectionism and the impact of structural changes in the manufacturing
economic slowdown in key trading partners, the tensions on trade protectionism policies. Tourism sector slowed down mainly from the decreased in Chinese and European tourist figures. However, the number of
profit (loss) from investments in JV (5) (1) -400% (12) (8) -47% Tax expenses (income) (19) 14 -231% (23) 41 -155% Profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent (15) 61 -124% (5) 180 -103
continued to expand from the previous quarter. The value of merchandise exports expanded in line with trading partners’ growth, global trade and the impacts of trade protectionism measures by the US and China
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