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Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$54.59 billion in August 2022, increasing 0.6% sequentially and 2.0% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Taiwan-based makers' overseas production took up 47.6% of the total value.
Due to COVID lockdowns in China, the August value of US$11.12 billion for orders from China ans Hong Kong slipped 25.5% on year, MOEA said.
Electronics and IT/communication products were the top two export categories in August, the former generating US$19.04 billion and the latter US$14.27 billion.
The export order value for wafer foundry services, memory, PCBs and IC packaging/testing services increased on year, but decreased for IC design and passive components, MOEA noted.
The export order value for networking/communication devices and servers grew on year while notebooks and graphics cards declined, MOEA indicated.
The total export order value of US$448.14 for January-August rose 7.0% on year.
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MOEA: Taiwan's main export markets by order value (US$b) |
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Market |
Aug 2022 |
Jan-Aug 2022 |
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Amount |
Proportion of total |
Y/Y |
Amount |
Proportion of total |
Y/Y |
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US |
17.55 |
32.1% |
7.5% |
137.55 |
30.7% |
12.0% |
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China plus HK |
11.12 |
20.4% |
(25.5%) |
102.80 |
22.9% |
(8.1%) |
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Europe |
9.66 |
17.7% |
14.1% |
84.14 |
18.8% |
6.6% |
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Japan |
3.05 |
5.6% |
2.2% |
22.65 |
5.1% |
0.1% |
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Six ASEAN countries |
7.13 |
13.1% |
35.1% |
52.34 |
11.7% |
29.5% |
Source: MOEA, compiled by DIGITIMES Asia, September 2022
By DIGITIMES
