Toilet paper getting more expensive is a direct result of rising raw material costs globally, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. The toilet paper price will increase 10%-30% in March, according to manufactures. This information cause expectation to people. People raid toilet paper in Taiwan. It's very exaggerated.
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The raw material of pulp was rising since 2016. That's true. But the highest price of pulp was between 2010-2011, the toilet price didn't have so much change like right now. The price of 2011-2016 was decreasing but manufactures never said they will lower the toilet paper price. Now they say they will rise the price of toilet. I think it's ridiculous. But as a common people I think the only thing I can do just accept it.
The picture of short of toilet paper in hypermarket.
台灣因為國際紙漿的價格成長，故製造商表示衛生紙的價格，三月的衛生紙價格將會漲10%-30%，這一消息造成這幾天民眾預期性心理，將各大賣場的衛生紙搶購一空，真的很誇張......。但實際上真如製造商所說嗎？從圖片可以看的出來，近年價格的確有漲起來，漲幅我們算30%-40%，但就算如此，紙漿原料價格最高出現在約莫2010-2011期間，但當時的價格也沒有像現在這樣說要漲這麼多，而後的幾年原物料下跌也沒見製造商出來說要降價....只能說這個漲價真的有他的合理性嗎？...我覺得沒有，不過身為老百姓也只能接受了吧。
下圖是去賣場買的情形，衛生紙竟然能清空！很荒謬。