measure. As aforementioned and unable to suppression of COVID-19 spreading soon, fatty alcohols market’s purchasing power has been declining. On the supply side, Indonesia and Malaysia, the major producers
quarter of 2020. Thus it will become more challenging for the global steel industry participants in all the regions. Careful estimation for raw material purchasing and production cost management is
reducing the rental fees for a certain period. Residential and Others The residential segment has slowed down before COVID-19 due to the Loan-to-Value (LTV) measures and reduction in purchasing power of
the year. Foreign purchasing power was greatly contracted by the impact of trade war affecting the sales volume while the falling price of raw materials in global market and intensive competition among
disruption to the economy. Businesses and employment were affected by the lockdown measures while consumer purchasing power continued to decline due to the high level of household debt. However, the government
purchasing power of foreign investors, to which the Company has continually adjusted its marketing and selling plans. For projects under development, the progress is still on track and has little impact from
travel restrictions which affect the number of both Thai and foreign tourists. In addition, purchasing power of consumers is thoroughly affected and this negatively impacts private consumption, although
that for the 2nd quarter 2020, the situation concerning consumer purchasing power and spending still have to be closely monitored. If the government sector is able to control the outbreak of Covid-19 and
ผลิตเข้าสู่ภาวะตกต่ าในช่วงครึ่งหลังของเดือนมีนาคมโดยมีผลผลิตและดัชนีผู้จัดการฝ่ายซื้อ (Purchasing Managers’ Index, PMI) ลดลงสู่ระดับต่ าสุดเป็นประวัติการณ์ นอกจากน้ีความเชื่อมั่นทางธุรกิจลดลงตลอดไตรมาส
purchasing power in the coming quarter. Nevertheless, the business sector may recover within 3 – 6 months after the situation improves. 3. WATER SITUATION As of 1 May 2020, the water supply situation in