In January 2005, most of Taiwan's business indicators displayed a continued softening of the economy. Among the indicators compiled by the Cabinet's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), the leading index decreased by 2.1% and the coincident index increased 0.8%. The monitoring indicators flashed "green"for the fourth successive month, signaling the economy's shift to a slower pace of expansion after the ten-month period in which they continuously flashed either "yellow-red" or "red".
Next Release Date：March 28, 2005