The current surge in inflation can be traced back to continued rises in international oil prices, which recently topped US $ 65 a barrel, causing both China Petroleum and Formosa Petrochemical, both of which already raised prices by 7 % in early August, to bite their nails.
這波物價上漲的根源，可追溯到國際油價持續走高，近日已突破每桶 65 美元，使得八月初才剛剛調整油價（7％）的中油與台塑又開始叫苦。