According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in September this year Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $3.24 billion, up by 46.5 percent compared to September 2020 and increasing by 5.3 percent compared to the previous month. In August, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders had recorded a 9.8 percent decrease month on month.
In the January-September period, the country’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders rose by 56.4 percent year on year to $27.29 billion.