COST OF LIVING/CPI growth hits 8-month high, boosted by higher food prices
10/05/2023 09:33 PM
Growth of Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) reached its highest level in eight months in September in the wake of food prices being pushed up by agricultural losses caused by a typhoon, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Thursday.
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