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Taiwan Core Inflation Rate

Taiwan's core inflation rate fell to 1.46% in September 2025. This is down from 1.75% in August 2025. The September rate is the lowest recorded since February 2025. This moderation in price pressures aligns with a slower appreciation of the Taiwanese dollar. This has helped moderate import price declines. The central bank's projection for 2025 core CPI was 1.69%. The September figure is below this forecast. Taiwan's record low core inflation rate was -0.36% in February 2020 and record high was 2.98% in January 2023.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in %)
Month Core Inflation Rate
Sep 2025 1.5%
Aug 2025 1.8%
Jul 2025 1.7%
Jun 2025 1.5%
May 2025 1.6%
Apr 2025 1.7%
Mar 2025 1.7%
Feb 2025 1%
Jan 2025 2.3%
Dec 2024 1.6%
Nov 2024 1.7%
Oct 2024 1.6%
Sep 2024 1.8%
Aug 2024 1.8%
Jul 2024 1.9%
Jun 2024 1.8%
May 2024 1.8%
Apr 2024 1.8%
Mar 2024 2.1%
Feb 2024 2.9%
Jan 2024 1.6%
Dec 2023 2.4%
Nov 2023 2.4%
Oct 2023 2.5%
Sep 2023 2.5%
Aug 2023 2.6%
Jul 2023 2.7%
Jun 2023 2.6%
May 2023 2.6%
Apr 2023 2.7%
Mar 2023 2.5%
Feb 2023 2.5%
Jan 2023 3%
Dec 2022 2.7%
Nov 2022 2.9%
Oct 2022 3%
Sep 2022 2.8%
Aug 2022 2.7%
Jul 2022 2.7%
Jun 2022 2.8%
May 2022 2.6%
Apr 2022 2.5%
Mar 2022 2.5%
Feb 2022 1.6%
Jan 2022 2.4%
Dec 2021 1.9%
Nov 2021 1.5%
Oct 2021 1.4%
Sep 2021 1.7%
Aug 2021 1.3%
Jul 2021 1.2%
Jun 2021 1.3%
May 2021 1.5%
Apr 2021 1.4%
Mar 2021 1%
Feb 2021 1.6%
Jan 2021 0%
Dec 2020 0.7%
Nov 2020 0.8%
Oct 2020 0.5%
Sep 2020 0.2%
Aug 2020 0.3%
Jul 2020 0.1%
Jun 2020 0.1%
May 2020 0.1%
Apr 2020 0%
Mar 2020 0.3%
Feb 2020 -0.4%
Jan 2020 1.3%
Dec 2019 0.6%
Nov 2019 0.5%
Oct 2019 0.6%
Sep 2019 0.5%
Aug 2019 0.4%
Jul 2019 0.3%
Jun 2019 0.5%
May 2019 0.6%
Apr 2019 0.6%
Mar 2019 0.4%
Feb 2019 0.3%
Jan 2019 0.5%
Dec 2018 0.5%
Nov 2018 0.7%
Oct 2018 0.7%
Sep 2018 1.2%
Aug 2018 1.4%
Jul 2018 1.5%
Jun 2018 1.4%
May 2018 1.1%
Apr 2018 1.3%
Mar 2018 1.6%
Feb 2018 2.4%
Jan 2018 0.8%
Dec 2017 1.6%
Nov 2017 1.3%
Oct 2017 1.1%
Sep 2017 0.8%
Aug 2017 1%
Jul 2017 0.9%
Jun 2017 1%
May 2017 1.1%
Apr 2017 1%
Mar 2017 1%
Feb 2017 0.1%
Jan 2017 1.6%
Dec 2016 0.8%
Nov 2016 0.8%
Oct 2016 0.9%
Sep 2016 1%
Aug 2016 0.8%
Jul 2016 0.8%
Jun 2016 0.8%
May 2016 0.9%
Apr 2016 0.9%
Mar 2016 0.8%
Feb 2016 0.8%
Jan 2016 0.7%
Dec 2015 0.8%
Nov 2015 0.9%
Oct 2015 0.7%
Sep 2015 0.6%
Aug 2015 0.6%
Jul 2015 0.7%
Jun 2015 0.6%
May 2015 0.6%
Apr 2015 0.7%
Mar 2015 0.9%
Taiwan Core Inflation Rate : Definition
Taiwan's core inflation rate shows price changes excluding volatile food and energy items. It is calculated by removing these components from the broader consumer price index. This provides a better view of underlying inflation trends.