Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/19
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Frances Huang
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is likely to report a
In addition, the August figure is expected to be affected by a relatively high comparison base in the same month of last year, the sources said.
In July, Taiwan’s export orders declined 5 percent from a year earlier to US$36.29 billion as lower crude oil prices continued to depress petrochemical product prices and the growth of the global economy remained fragile.
Taiwan’s export orders totaled US$253.33 billion in the first seven months of 2015, down 2.1 percent year-on-year. [FULL STORY]