Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/29
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Taiwan’s consumer confidence continued to weaken in September, dropping for five consecutive months, according to a survey released Tuesday by National Central University.

The survey indicated that the consumer confidence index (CCI) for September dropped 0.83 points from a month earlier to 85.32, falling for five months in a row, according to the university’s Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development.

The sub-index for consumer prices rose 0.5 points from a month earlier to 59.20, while the sub-index for the timing of equity market investment remained the same at 73.20.

The other four sub-indices all fell in September, with the local job market registering a 2.55 point drop to 113.20, and family finances sliding 1.2 points to 87.20.     [FULL  STORY]