prices and slower decline in fresh food prices. However, inflation remained below the Bank of Thailand’s target range of 1-4 percent. Core inflation is registered at 0.49 percent, down from 0.76 percent in
December 2017 and 2016 was 2.8 days and -3.5 days. This increase was due to slower collection period from 14.7 days in 2016 to 16.6 in 2017 as a result of credit term offered to low credit risk retail stores
export-oriented industries together with supports from the continuous progresses in public infrastructure investment. Meanwhile, public expenditure increased at a slower pace partly, partly because some
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
, 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
slower rate consistent with economic slowdown. Personal loans still expanded. Meanwhile, loans to business contracted. Commercial banks were tighter in extending loans in line with economic conditions as
grow at a slower pace, likely to fall below the lower end of the projection range of 2.5-3.0 percent, beset by the COVID-19 outbreak, the gloal economic slowdown, delay in the implementation of 2020
(LCR) guidelines. Better loan management in the commercial banking system is likely to help improve loan quality, and is expected to result in the ratio of gross NPL to total loans growing at a slower
marketing margin declined from the rise in crude oil price in Q1/2019, which caused the finished oil products cost to increase, while the retail price was slower to adjust. Moreover, with the price fix for