Real wages have increased by just 0.5 % over the past eight years, whereas the consumer price index came to 107 at year's end compared to 100 in 2001.
由於近 8 年來，台灣的實質薪資僅微幅增加 0.5％，消費者物價指數卻從 2001 年的基準 100 增為去年底的 107，受薪階級荷包縮水，內需不振與通貨膨漲兩頭夾攻，令人大嘆日子難過。