According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in August this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.05 billion, up 10.7 percent compared to August last year and rising by 2.5 percent compared to the previous month. In July, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 0.6 percent rise month on month.
In the January-August period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders declined by 7.6 percent year on year to $15.14 billion.