To make matters worse, salaries are shrinking. According to DGBAS figures, since September of last year, after adjusting for price index changes, average real paychecks in Taiwan shrank by 4 %.
根據主計處公佈，從去年 9 月起，國人扣除物價變動因素後的平均實質月薪持續衰退，幅度亦已達 4 %。