Li Kuang-jung, manager of Pacific Sogo department store's sales promotion department, cites an example: last year the clothing and accessories market was in a slump, and the fact that there had been an intercalary month during the last lunar year meant that this year's Chinese New Year was not until the second half of February, a full month later than in most years.
太平洋崇光百貨販賣促進部經理李光榮舉例，去年服飾業景氣不好，偏偏又碰到閏月，今年春節落在二月下旬，比往年足足晚了一個月。