COST OF LIVING/Real average monthly earnings in 2023 down for 1st time in 7 years
02/19/2024 08:48 PM
Average monthly earnings in Taiwan's industrial and services sectors for 2023, after inflationary adjustments, fell from a year earlier for the first time in seven years in the wake of rising inflation and economic weakness, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Monday.
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