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 $3.23 billion, up by 81.8 percent compared to June 2020 and increasing by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month. In May, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders had recorded a 0.3 percent decrease month on month.
In the January-June period, the country’s basic metal and basic metal product export orders rose by 58.0 percent year on year to $17.57 billion.