Taiwan Industrial Output Hits 3-Month High

Industrial production in Taiwan climbed 22.95% year-on-year in June 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 11.85% in the previous month and marking the strongest annual growth since March. Output in the manufacturing sector almost doubled to 24.34% from 12.69% in May, supported by robust gains in the manufacture of electronic parts and components (30.37% vs 12.74%) and computers, electronic and optical products (45.05% vs 35.69%). Overall industrial activity was also supported by a softer contraction in mining and quarrying (-8.54% vs -8.86%) and a faster increase in electricity and gas supply (1.91% vs 0.08%). In contrast, output growth in water supply eased notably (1.42% vs 3.41%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production jumped to 2.68%, from 1.6% in May and marking the strongest monthly increase since February.

Industrial production in Taiwan rose 11.78% year-on-year in May 2026, easing from an upwardly revised 14.94% growth in the previous month and marking the slowest expansion since January 2025. Manufacturing output growth moderated to 12.68% from 16.01% in April, particularly in pulp, paper and paper products (0.87% vs 4.73%), computers, electronic and optical products (36.62% vs 83.65%), and machinery and equipment (10.68% vs 16.33%). Meanwhile, output in electricity and gas supply declined further (-1.29% vs -1.08%), while the contraction in mining and quarrying eased slightly (-7.61% vs -8.71%). In contrast, water supply output accelerated, rising 3.54% compared with a 2.73% gain in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production advanced 1.55% in May, following an upwardly revised 0.93% increase in April, marking the strongest growth since February.

Industrial production in Taiwan rose by 14.16% year-on-year in April 2026, sharply slowing from a downwardly revised and near sixteen-year high of 26.12% in the previous month. It marked the weakest growth since March 2025, as manufacturing output eased significantly (15.13% vs 28.03% in March), particularly in electronic parts and components (11.47% vs 22.66%), computers, electronic and optical products (85.4% vs 146.26%), and basic metals (2.08% vs 5.7%). Meanwhile, the decline softened for mining and quarrying (-9.42% vs -9.69%) and electricity and gas supply (-0.49% vs -2.4%), while the output for water supply rebounded (2.74% vs -0.10%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose 0.45%, accelerating from a downwardly revised 0.02% gain in March.