The poll showed that 25.6 percent of respondents expected the job market to improve, up from 23.5 percent last month. However, 33.6 percent of respondents expected the job market to worsen, down from 39.3 percent last month, it showed. Nearly 80 percent said that prices of consumer goods appear to have increased, and 75 percent said they expect the trend to continue over the next six months, the survey showed. On average, respondents expected a 2.05 percent consumer goods price increase this year, compared with an average increase of 2.03 percent expected last month, the survey showed. The government’s latest consumer price index forecast predicted a 1.74 percent upswing this year.

Source: Taipei Times September 26, 2021 15:56 UTC