据《国际经济信息》报导,由于世界油价下降,促使台湾经济发展步伐加快。台湾国际投资信托公司预测,台湾经济今年增长率可达8%。台湾有关统计部门认为,首季增长率可达7%,第二季度预测达7.6%。经济前景良好使股市的交投量及指数急剧上升,价格指数在二月初达900点高峰, According to the “International Economic Information” report, due to the decline in world oil prices, Taiwan’s economic development has accelerated. Taiwan’s International Investment Trust Company predicts that Taiwan’s economy will grow at an annual rate of 8 percent this year. Taiwan’s relevant statistics department believes that the growth rate in the first quarter can reach 7%, and the second quarter forecast is 7.6%. The economic outlook is good, and the trading volume and index of the stock market have risen sharply. The price index reached a peak of 900 points in early February.