Core consumer prices in Taiwan increased 0.53 percent in January of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Taiwan averaged 1.48 percent from 1982 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.95 percent in May of 1989 and a record low of -1.85 percent in August of 1985.
Core Inflation Rate in Taiwan is expected to be 1.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Core Inflation Rate in Taiwan to stand at 1.60 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Taiwan Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.30 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.