Taiwan News
Date: 2016-08-29
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Taiwan’s consumer confidence index (CCI) has dipped 0.62 points to 79.56 points in August, according to the latest National Central University (NCU) consumer survey.

Consumer sentiment among Taiwanese continues its downward spiral, as the latest survey shows a downward trend in all six indicators featuring in the survey, including one’s perception of consumer prices, family finances, job prospects, future economic climate, local stock market, and durable goods purchase, according to media reports.

Among all six indicators, stock market sentiment has declined the most, down by 2.3 points from 73.1 points last month to 70.80 points in August.     [FULL  STORY]