Taiwan Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

1.58

Units In

2.66

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 08, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
61.45 Mar 1974	-3.09 Oct 1970	3.85 %	1960-2025	N/A

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).

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Taiwan eased to 1.58% in February 2025 from 2.66% in the previous month, and below market expectations of 1.83%. This marks the lowest reading since March 2021, as inflation moderated for housing (2.18% vs 2.38% in January), health (1.90% vs 2.31%), and miscellaneous (1.14%). At the same time, prices declined for clothing (-0.58% vs -0.86%), transportation and communication (-0.23% vs 0.53%), and education and entertainment (-1.04% vs 3.47%). In contrast, food inflation edged higher to 3.98% from 3.72% in January. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI grew 0.25%, following a 0.26% rise in the prior period.