In the first three quarters of last year, the imported goods price index rose by a massive 11.6 %, and the wholesale price index, which had stayed level for many years, also rose 7.9 %. Both touched levels not seen for a decade.
去年前三季，進口物價指數大漲了百分之十一．六，多年來持平的躉售物價指數也漲了百分之七．九，雙雙寫下十年來罕見的記錄。