Inflation jumps to 2.52%, the highest in five months
Inflation jumps to 2.52%, the highest in five months
2024-08-06
And now for bad news on the inflation front. The government’s CPI, or consumer price index, rose 2.52% in July from a year earlier. That’s the biggest annual increase in five months. Let’s hear from the government’s statistics agency.
Tsao Chih-hung
DGBAS official
Due to the impact of Typhoon Gaemi, the price increase for fruits and vegetables was greater in July compared to June. The cost of dining out was also higher, leading to a 4.57% overall rise in food prices, more than the rate in the previous month. Vegetable replanting and harvesting will take time, at least four weeks. Fruit will take even longer. So the impact of the typhoon will be even more pronounced in August compared to July.
The so-called core CPI, which excludes fruit, vegetables, and energy costs, rose by 1.84% annually in July. Looking ahead to August, officials say food prices will continue to expand. But overall costs should be stable, with the core CPI remaining below the central bank’s target of 2%.
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颱風蔬果價格漲! 七月CPI年增2.52% 食物類漲幅恐擴大
2024-08-06
國內最新物價指數出爐，七月CPI年增率2.52%，創五個月來最大漲幅，主要是受到凱米颱風影響。
[[主計總處專委 曹志弘]]
“凱米颱風的影響，蔬菜跟水果的漲幅都比6月擴大，再加上外食費比較高，所以整體的食物類漲幅4.57%，也是比上個月擴大的。蔬菜的復耕沒有那麼快，至少要4個禮拜，水果那個復耕就會更長，所以這個月(8月)的颱風影響，會比7月更顯著”
主計總處分析，七月扣除掉蔬果和能源，核心CPI年增1.84％，展望八月國內物價，除了食物類漲幅可能擴大，整體物價還算平穩，因此核心CPI有機會維持在2%通膨警戒線以內。
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