COST OF LIVING/Core CPI up faster over past three years than before: Central bank
04/09/2024 03:12 PM
A research report by Taiwan's central bank has concluded what most consumers already knew intuitively -- that prices for basic goods have risen faster since the COVID-19 pandemic hit than before it.
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