The weak consumer: The Consumers 'Foundation believes that collusion by the industry associations is also one factor. "If industry wants to hike prices--particularly for standard consumer goods," says Chang Le-chi, chairman of the Consumers' Foundation, "consumers have no power to fight back."
弱勢消費者消費者文教基金會則認為，業者的聯合壟斷和默契也是主因之一，「業者想漲就漲，尤其是一般民生消費品，讓消費者根本無力還擊」，消基會董事長章樂綺表示。