Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/22
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Frances Huang
Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Saturday that
While the July industrial production figure is expected to improve from June, it is likely to be lower than in July 2014 because of a relatively high comparison base, the ministry said, ahead of its release of the industrial production data on Aug. 24.
In June, Taiwan’s industrial production index fell 1.35 percent from a year earlier to 106.42 in reflection of weakening demand for high-tech gadgets such as smartphones and PCs amid a global economic slowdown. The June figure was 0.02 percent higher than May. [FULL STORY]