Taiwan Verbraucherpreise

The annual inflation rate in Taiwan eased to 1.69% in October 2024, the lowest since March 2021, down from 1.82% in September and below market forecasts of 1.8%. The decline was mainly driven by lower inflation in several sub-indexes, including food (2.70% vs 3.0% in September), housing (2.25% vs 2.39%), health (2.51% vs 2.60%), and education & entertainment (1.27% vs 1.74%). Additionally, clothing prices declined by 0.74%, following a 0.16% rebound in September. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.11%, slowing from an 18-month high of 0.38% in the previous period/