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Taiwan recorded a total export value of US$39.55 for August 2021, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive time with a growth of 4.2% on month and 26.9% on year. The corresponding total import value of US$36.08 billion was also the historically highest monthly figure and rose 12.6% on month and 46.3% 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$15.217 billion in August, increasing 3.7% on month and 21.9% on year. In particular, ICs took up 90.2% of the export value.
The total export value of US$284.42 billion and total import value of US$243.21 billion for January-August 2021 increased 30.9% and 32.5% respectively on year.
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MOF: Taiwan's main export markets and export values (US$m) |
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Export market |
August 2021 |
January-August 2021 |
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Export value |
Proportion of total value |
Trade balance |
Export value |
Proportion of total value |
Trade balance |
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China plus Hong Kong |
16,774 |
42.4% |
9,247 |
120,978 |
42.5% |
67,276 |
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Six ASEAN countries together |
6,079 |
15.4% |
1,610 |
45,780 |
16.1% |
15,576 |
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US |
5,993 |
15.2% |
2,285 |
41,026 |
14.4% |
15,137 |
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Europe |
3,446 |
8.7% |
(833) |
24,327 |
8.6% |
(5,448) |
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Japan |
2,514 |
6.4% |
(2,896) |
18,639 |
6.6% |
(18,160) |
Source: MOF, compiled by Digitimes, September 2021
By DIGITIMES
