Annual inflation rate in Taiwan dropped to 1.17 percent in October 2018 from 1.72 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.53 percent. It was the lowest inflation since January, as prices rose at a softer pace for food (1.5 percent from 2.5 percent in September), namely meat (0.34 percent); transportation & communication (2.5 percent from 2.9 percent); education & entertainment (0.1 percent from 0.3 percent) and miscellaneous goods & services (2.9 percent from 5.1 percent); and fell 1.7 percent for clothing (compared to a 1.9 percent gain in September). Contrarily, cost picked up for both housing (0.9 percent from 0.8 percent) and health (0.9 percent from 0.8 percent). Annual core inflation, which excludes fruits, vegetables and energy eased to 0.7 percent from 1.2 percent in the prior month. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.08 percent, after a 0.14 percent gain in September. Inflation Rate in Taiwan averaged 4.08 percent from 1960 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 61.47 percent in March of 1974 and a record low of -3.09 percent in October of 1970.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-09-05 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY 1.53% 1.75% 1.79% 1.3%
2018-10-05 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY 1.72% 1.53% 1.9% 1.7%
2018-11-06 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY 1.17% 1.72% 1.53% 1.5%
2018-12-05 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY 1.17% 1.6%


Taiwan Prices Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Inflation Rate 1.17 1.72 61.47 -3.09 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index CPI 102.65 102.57 102.65 10.29 Index Points [+]
Core Consumer Prices 102.43 102.08 102.78 58.64 Index Points [+]
Core Inflation Rate 0.72 1.20 4.95 -1.85 percent [+]
GDP Deflator 104.97 109.83 119.75 21.56 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices 107.59 107.38 124.84 14.49 Index Points [+]
Export Prices 102.09 102.01 139.05 93.50 Index Points [+]
Import Prices 111.90 110.91 132.25 68.98 Index Points [+]
Food Inflation 1.49 2.47 15.86 -7.56 percent [+]
Producer Prices Change 5.95 6.33 11.85 -13.99 percent [+]
CPI Housing Utilities 101.78 102.87 102.87 62.59 Index Points [+]
CPI Transportation 104.83 104.56 113.13 83.72 Index Points [+]
Inflation Rate Mom -0.16 0.14 14.61 -3.16 percent [+]


Taiwan Inflation Rate

In Taiwan, the consumer price index consists of 7 categories: Food (23.7 percent of the total weight), Housing (22.7 percent), Transportation & communication (15.3 percent), Education & entertainment (14.72 percent), Miscellaneous goods & services (14.67 percent), Clothing (4.6 percent) and Medicines & medical care (4.3 percent). This page provides the latest reported value for - Taiwan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Taiwan Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.17 1.72 61.47 -3.09 1960 - 2018 percent Monthly




Country Last
Argentina 40.30 Sep/18
Australia 1.90 Sep/18
Brazil 4.56 Oct/18
Canada 2.20 Sep/18
China 2.50 Oct/18
Euro Area 2.20 Oct/18
France 2.20 Oct/18
Germany 2.50 Oct/18
India 3.31 Oct/18
Indonesia 3.16 Oct/18
Italy 1.60 Oct/18
Japan 1.20 Sep/18
Mexico 4.90 Oct/18
Netherlands 2.10 Oct/18
Russia 3.50 Oct/18
Saudi Arabia 2.10 Sep/18
Singapore 0.70 Sep/18
South Africa 4.90 Sep/18
South Korea 2.00 Oct/18
Spain 2.30 Oct/18
Switzerland 1.10 Oct/18
Turkey 25.24 Oct/18
United Kingdom 2.40 Oct/18
United States 2.50 Oct/18


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