In April this year, the value of Taiwan’s iron and steel exports increased by 44.6 percent year on year to $1.58 billion, according to the preliminary statistics issued by Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance. In the given month, the country’s iron and steel import value totaled $1.11 billion, up by 37.0 percent year on year.
In the first four months of the current year, the value of Taiwan’s iron and steel exports rose by 20.6 percent to $5.93 billion, while the value of the country's imports of iron and steel totaled $4.07 billion, increasing by 29.3 percent, both on year-on-year basis.