Figures from the Council for Economic Planning and Development show that for seven months during the period from April to November of 1998, the domestic economy was in a period of slowdown, and in October, it was actually in recession. The economy is struggling and the stock market is down.
根據經建會公佈的景氣對策信號燈，八十七年四到十一月，國內一連出現七次代表景氣趨於衰退的黃藍燈，其中十月份更出現罕見的藍燈，顯示景氣寒冬已然降臨。