Nonetheless, Taipei has seen two years of steadily increasing numbers of license applications as a result of the downturn in the economy. (This year, Taipei County has had 177 applications, and Taipei City has received 365.)
事實上，受大環境不景氣影響，台北縣、市近兩年的街頭藝人報考人數有增無減（北縣今年有 177 組人，北市則有 365 組人）。