According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in May this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $1.94 billion, down 4.1 percent compared to May last year and rising by 2.6 percent compared to the previous month. In April, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 5.6 percent drop month on month.
In the January-May period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders declined by 13.1 percent year on year to $9.08 billion.