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 $3.07 billion, up by 47.9 percent compared to August 2020 and decreasing by 9.8 percent compared to the previous month. In July, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders had recorded a 5.7 percent increase month on month.
In the January-August period, the country’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders rose by 57.9 percent year on year to $24.06 billion.