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Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$39.65 in September 2021, hitting a monthly record for the third consecutive time with growth of 0.3% sequentially and 29.2% year-on-year, while the corresponding imports reached US$33.21 billion, the second highest-ever monthly figure which slipped 8.0% sequentially but rose 40.4% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Among different categories of Taiwan-made products, electronic components had the largest export value of US$16.581 billion in September, increasing 9.0% on month and 26.8% on year, with ICs taking up 91.1% of the value.
Exports totaled US$117.15 billion and imports US$101.31 billion in third-quarter 2021, growing 30.7% and 42.5% respectively year-on-year. Exports reached US$324.07 billion and imports US$276.39 billion in January-September, rising 30.7% and 33.3% respectively on year.
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MOF: Taiwan's main export markets, September 2021 (US$m) |
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Export market |
Sep 2021 |
Jan-Sep 2021 |
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Exports |
Proportion of total |
Trade balance |
Exports |
Proportion of total |
Trade balance |
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China plus HK |
17,488 |
44.1% |
10,025 |
138,461 |
42.7% |
77,296 |
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Six ASEAN countries |
5,672 |
14.3% |
1,392 |
51,455 |
15.9% |
16,972 |
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US |
6,008 |
15.2% |
2,797 |
47,033 |
14.5% |
17,935 |
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Europe |
3,200 |
8.1% |
(985) |
27,526 |
8.5% |
(6,435) |
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Japan |
2,603 |
6.6% |
(2,052) |
21,240 |
6.6% |
(20,214) |
Source: MOF, compiled by DIGITIMES, October 2021
By DIGITIMES
