Coffee, Computers Among Goods, Services To See Higher Price Tags in 2026

Inflation Hits Daily Routines

Transcript

00:00Daily routines just got a little more expensive for many Taiwanese.

00:06Popular cafe chain Luisa Coffee has announced price increases of about 5% on several items

00:12starting Wednesday.

00:17The coffee chain says the price hikes were necessary due to the rising costs of raw materials,

00:23labor and electricity.

00:25Pricier drinks at shops like these may be a hit to budgets, but it doesn't end there.

00:29Price hikes are being seen in products across the economy due to global inflation.

00:35That includes computers.

00:36Taiwanese manufacturer Asus also announced price increases, citing supply chain pressures.

00:42This comes amid surging AI demand, diverting components away from consumer electronics

00:47and lifting costs.

00:49But in anticipation of the hikes, Asus sales have actually risen.

00:53Pricier drinks at the end of the year.

00:58Pricier drinks at the end of the year.

01:00Pricier drinks at least two times.

01:03Even some forms of money are more expensive.

01:05In Taiwan, the central bank issues Chinese zodiac coins as part of the Lunar New Year tradition,

01:11in this year's set has risen by 30% to around 78 U.S. dollars.

01:16The price hikes are high.

01:17Pricier drinks at all these other metals and lunar materials.

01:19The price hikes will increase the appearance of the carbon rock.

01:21First, the price hikes will increase the growth for the人民's materials' weight.

01:25While U.S. tariffs remain a risk for rising costs,

01:29analysts say a strong New Taiwan dollar should help keep imported inflation in check.

01:33With prices set to rise across the board in 2026, consumers may already be feeling the pinch,

01:39but are still willing to shell out a little more for that morning cup of joe.

01:43Klein Wong, Lily Lamatina, and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.