CPI will rise 1.9% in 2026 if oil prices average US$100: Central bank

Taiwan's consumer price index is likely to jump 1.9 percent in 2026 if international crude oil prices increase to an average US$100 per barrel amid the Middle East war, Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long (楊金龍) said Monday.

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