Other reasons for the price of gold rising include inflation, currency devaluation and the "drying up" of gold mines. So it's not surprising that an ounce of gold worth NT $ 2,000 10 years ago costs NT $ 20,000 today.
從長期來看，國內金價由十年前的一兩約新台幣二千元，漲到今天一兩二萬元上下，身價有節節高升的趨勢。林建山：「這一方面是因通貨膨脹、貨幣貶值的緣故；另一方面則由於不斷開採，黃金藏量日減。