According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in June this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.5 billion, up 10.6 percent compared to June last year and falling by 1.7 percent compared to the previous month. In May, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 5.4 percent increase month on month.
In the first half of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders rose by 16.8 percent year on year to $15.02 billion.