According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in April this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $1.73 billion, down by 20.8 percent compared to April 2019 and decreasing by 14.7 percent compared to the previous month. In March, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders had recorded 4.3 percent growth month on month.
In the January-April period, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders fell by 10.1 percent year on year to $7.71 billion.