He notes that within the last year the NT has raised 16.6 percent against the U.S. dollar, more than any other currency in the world and a rate twice that of Japan over the same period.
「從各國匯率對美元的變動來比較，新台幣漲到卅比一應該停了」，葉萬安分析：「從一九八○年至今年七月，新台幣已對美元升值了百分之十六．六，幅度僅次於日本；以短期來講，最近一年新台幣對美元升值了百分之十五，比日本的幅度整整高了一倍，漲幅已居世界第一。」