due to the COVID-19 epidemic which has resulted in a substantial decrease in the number of tourist arrival in Thailand. As a consequence, the occupancy rate in the second quarter of 2020 decreased
measurements, global lockdown, and international travel restrictions that led to the collapse of tourist arrival numbers. Plus, Thai export and import slumped on the weak demand which dampened domestic economic
expenditures of state enterprises. Exports during the first 8 months of 2019 contracted 2.2% from the same period last year with contractions across all categories. Excluding exports of gold, value of exports
import of capital goods and the number of registered vehicles. Public spending excluding transfers contracted yoy from current expenditures while capital expenditures grew from the expenditures of state
mainly from higher international tourist arrivals, especially from India, Japan, South Korea, the ASEAN region, and recovery in Chinese tourist arrivals as a result of an extension for visa-on-arrival fee
service quality and integrated bundling through service guarantee such as 24hr maintenance and on-time arrival. Mobile Business 2Q20 1Q21 2Q21 %YoY %QoQ Subscribers Postpaid 9,536,400 10,634,800 10,986,500
foreign tourists will continue to increase, from the recovery of the tourism industry in accordance with the rising number of arrival tourists. AU projects Expansion of Pop-Up Stores The Company plans to
consumption to decline. Especially, from the tourism sector and airlines had to suspend services. With the culmination of events being the declaration of the state of emergency and social distancing policies
during the past 5 months since the Phuket boat incident partly due to the exemption of visa on arrival fee which started from November 15, 2018 resulting in the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to total
better year on year trend towards the end of the quarter. In addition, the government policy on extending the Visa On Arrival period to the end of April 2020 should help support domestic tourism industry