COST OF LIVING / CPI growth in September falls below central bank 2% target
10/09/2024 09:22 PM
Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) growth eased to 1.82 percent from a year earlier in September, lower than the 2 percent inflation alert set by the central bank and the lowest since February, helped by a slump in egg prices, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Wednesday.
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