Inflation remains above 2% year-on-year inflation alert level

Consumer prices in Taiwan rose 2.62 percent in December from a year earlier, remaining above the government's 2 percent inflationary alert level for the fifth consecutive month, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported Thursday.

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