A series of natural disasters, including a 100-year flood, have wrought untold damage and heightened our economic difficulties. The economy contracted by 4.21 % in the third quarter, and unemployment in October hit an all-time high of 5.33 %.
連串天災造成的重大損失，讓國內經濟情勢更趨嚴峻，第三季經濟成長率跌落到負百分之四．二一；失業率一路攀升，十月已達歷史新高的百分之五・三三。