Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/07
By: Pan Tzu-yu and Frances Huang

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Taipei, May 7 (CNA) Consumer prices rose 0.66 percent from a year earlier in April on the back of an increase in the price of vegetables, eggs, fuel and travel expenses, government statistics showed Tuesday.

However, a decline in the price of fruit, garments and 3C products as well as communications expenses capped the increase in the consumer price index for April, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said.

On a month-on-month basis, the DGBAS said the consumer price index (CPI) for April rose 0.75 percent. After seasonal adjustments it was up 0.15 percent.

The year-on-year CPI growth for April was higher than the 0.56 percent increase in March and the highest for the year so far, the DGBAS data showed.    [FULL  STORY]