According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in July this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.0 billion, down 1.2 percent compared to July last year and rising by 0.6 percent compared to the previous month. In June, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 2.8 percent rise month on month.
In the January-July period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders declined by 10 percent year on year to $13.08 billion.