India, Feb. 7 -- Taiwan consumer price inflation accelerated further in January to the highest level in almost a year, data released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics showed on Friday.
Separate official data showed that the trade surplus in Taiwan rose notably at the start of the year as exports grew amid an unexpected slump in imports.
The consumer price index, or CPI, climbed 2.66 percent year-on-year in January, faster than the 2.11 percent rise in December.
Further, this was the highest inflation since February 2024, when prices had risen 3.08 percent.
The overall price growth in January was mainly because the Lunar New Year holidays of 2025 were earlier than in 2024. The prices for holiday grocery ite...