Inflation eases to 0.69% on lunar holiday effectBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwan’s inflation cooled further at the start of the year, underscoring muted price pressures and giving the central bank room to remain patient as domestic demand holds steady. “The softer January reading was largely due to base effects,” DGBAS official Tsao Chih-hung (曹志弘) told a news conference in Taipei. People shop for Lunar New Year goods such as candies, nuts, dried food and decorations at a store in Taipei’s Zhongshan District yesterday. Photo: CNALast year’s Lunar New Year holiday fell in January, pushing up prices for certain goods and services, and inflating the comparison base, he said. Prices of personal items such as gold ornaments and jewelry surged 17.22 percent from a year earlier, Tsao said.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC