at 35.3%. Table: Other Operating Expenses (Unit: Million Baht) Items Quarter Variance 1/2019 1/2018 Amount (%YoY) Employees' expenses 401.6 360.6 41.0 11.4 Premises and equipment expenses 186.5 184.0
Quarter Variance For six-month periods Variance 2/2019 1/2019 (%QoQ) 2/2018 (%YoY) 2019 2018 (%YoY) Employees' expenses 393.5 401.6 (2.0) 357.6 10.0 795.1 718.2 10.7 Premises and equipment expenses 186.6
' expenses 357.6 360.6 (0.8) 349.6 2.3 718.2 701.2 2.4 Premises and equipment expenses 184.7 184.0 0.4 185.1 (0.2) 368.7 367.4 0.4 Other expenses 142.2 141.8 0.3 154.3 (7.8) 284.0 293.6 (3.3) Total 684.5 686.4
351.8 13.2 1,193.4 1,070.0 11.5 Premises and equipment expenses 174.3 186.6 (6.6) 190.0 (8.3) 547.4 558.8 (2.0) Other expenses 165.4 179.0 (7.6) 139.6 18.5 487.7 423.6 15.1 Total 738.1 759.1 (2.8) 681.4
leading to margin increase in all commodity products, supporting the increase in crude oil prices. All of this is translating into stronger than anticipated earnings in first half 2021. Transformation
852.92 12.76 Investment property 709.98 9.84 713.57 10.09 676.99 10.13 Property, plant and equipment 1,227.76 17.01 1,257.31 17.79 1,350.33 20.19 Intangible assets 39.32 0.54 37.27 0.53 41.66 0.62