Taiwan Export Orders  1984-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Export orders from Taiwan increased 7.5% year-on-year to USD 40.78 billion in August of 2017, below a 10.5% rise in July and market expectations of an 8.5% gain. Orders rose less for information and communication products (0.2% compared to 13.9 % in July); electronics (1% compared to 4.2%); optical, photographic, cinematographic apparatus (21.9% compared to 22.7%) and electrical machinery products (7.7% compared to 16.3%). On the other hand, orders rose faster for basic metals and articles thereof (19.12% compared to 12.8%); machinery (13.2% compared to 12.5%); plastics and rubber articles (20.9% compared to 9.5%); chemicals (12.2% compared to 9.6%) and transport equipment (9.8% compared to 5.6%) and rebounded for textiles (6.2% compared to -1.9%). Exports orders fell from the US (-0.8% compared to 7.7%) and slowed from Europe (21.3% compared to 23.2%). In contrast, orders rose faster from China and Hong Kong (11.6% compared to 10.7%) and Japan (13% compared to 8.3%). New Orders in Taiwan averaged 17553.43 USD Million from 1984 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 44911 USD Million in October of 2014 and a record low of 2278 USD Million in February of 1985.