CPI growth hits 7-month high, topping 2% in August

Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) registered the highest year-on-year growth in seven months, breaching 2 percent largely on the back of higher rising food and fuel prices, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Wednesday.

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