Nevertheless, with ship sales calculated in US dollars, the rising NT has lowered sales prices and raised costs, which, together with the debts, has slowed the recovery of the industry. It is estimated that only in 1991 will costs and income balance.
但是，因為船只皆以美金計價，在台幣勁升之下，造成售價降低，成本增加；此外利息的負擔，裁員分期攤還的費用，都延後了中船轉虧為盈的時機，預計要到民國八十年才可達到收支平衡。