Consumer Price Index falls 0.05% in December

Taiwan's consumer prices fell 0.05 percent from a year earlier in December on the back of cheaper fruit and vegetables, while a fall in the cost of clothing, consumer electronic devices and communications was also cited as a reason for the decline, government statistics showed Tuesday.

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