TAIWAN ECONOMIC STATISTICS

CONTENTS
1.

Major Indicators of Taiwan Economy 102

2.

Indices of Industrial Production 108

3.

Output of Principal Industrial Products 110

4.

Labor Force Indicators 114

5.

Balance of Payments 116

6.

Value of Imports by Origin 118

7.

Value of Exports by Destination 120

8.

Approved Private Foreign and Overseas Chinese Investment by Area 122

9.

Approved Outward & Indirect Mainland Investment by Industry 124

101

1.
Major Indicators of

PERIOD

(1)

()
Population
(end of period)

() %
Number % change
(1,000
from
persons) previous
year

(%)

(%)

)
GNP(at
Economic
current
Growth
Rate (%) prices, US$
(2)
million)

(%)

Increase
Increase UnemployRate of
Rate of ment Rate
Average
Employ(%)
Earnings
ment(%)
in Manufacturing

(
)
Per Capita
GNP (at
current
prices,
US$)

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

20,944
21,126
21,304
21,471
21,683
21,871
22,034
22,216
22,340
22,453
22,535
22,615
22,690
22,790
22,867

0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3

1.3
2.2
1.2
0.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
-1.1
0.8
1.3
2.2
1.6
1.7
1.8

1.5
1.6
1.8
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.9
3.0
4.6
5.2
5.0
4.4
4.1
3.9
3.9

7.0
6.7
5.7
4.2
4.7
3.0
3.7
3.2
-1.3
-0.1
2.6
2.6
2.8
1.3
1.7

6.9
7.4
6.5
6.3
6.6
4.5
5.7
5.8
-2.2
4.6
3.5
6.2
4.2
4.9
5.7

235,239
256,287
277,990
293,303
303,127
278,154
301,562
325,698
297,374
304,680
315,179
342,137
364,997
375,085
394,789

11,283
12,184
13,103
13,714
14,048
12,773
13,737
14,721
13,348
13,604
14,012
15,156
16,113
16,494
17,294

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

22,723
22,732
22,740
22,748
22,754
22,765
22,777
22,790

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

1.5
1.5
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.9

3.8
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8

4.5
-0.3
0.8
1.0
0.5
2.0
0.6
-0.9

5.1

87,871

3,866

5.3

94,604

4,158

4.1

97,338

4,274

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

22,793
22,792
22,793
22,799
22,806
22,813
22,822
22,831
22,835
22,844
22,855
22,867

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3

2.0
2.4
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5

3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8

-41.2
91.8
1.1
0.1
-1.8
3.8
0.4
6.2
3.2
0.0
2.7
0.2

4.2

97,875

4,294

5.2

90,782

3,981

6.9

100,445

4,397

6.4

105,687

4,622

2008 Jan.
Feb.
Mar. (3)
Apr. (3)

22,875
22,882
22,886
...

0.4
0.4
0.4
...

1.5
1.0
1.3
...

3.8
3.9
3.9
...

40.4
-24.2
...
...

(1) Monthly and quarterly changes are computed by comparison with figures in the corresponding periods of the previous year.
(2) Real growth rate of GDP.
(3) Estimate.

102


Taiwan Economy

Industrial
Production

General
Index
90
=100
2001=100

%
% change
from
previous
year

(GDP%)
Structure of Industry (as % of GDP)

Consumer Prices

Total

Agriculture

%
General
Index
% change
from
Services 95
=100
previous
Manu2006=100
year
facturing

Industry

PERIOD

...
...
...
86.1
91.4
94.5
101.5
108.5
100.0
107.9
115.6
127.0
132.8
139.4
150.7

...
...
...
...
6.2
3.4
7.4
6.9
-7.8
7.9
7.1
9.8
4.6
5.0
8.1

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

3.5
3.4
3.3
3.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.4

35.9
34.2
32.8
32.4
31.9
31.2
29.9
29.1
27.6
28.3
28.0
27.6
27.1
26.8
27.5

28.1
26.5
25.3
25.5
25.2
24.8
24.0
23.8
22.7
23.7
23.7
23.7
23.2
22.9
23.8

60.6
62.4
63.9
64.5
65.7
66.4
67.7
68.9
70.5
70.0
70.4
70.8
71.2
71.6
71.1

83.0
86.4
89.6
92.3
93.2
94.7
94.9
96.1
96.1
95.9
95.6
97.2
99.4
100.0
101.8

2.9
4.1
3.7
3.1
0.9
1.7
0.2
1.3
-0.01
-0.2
-0.3
1.6
2.3
0.6
1.8

82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

143.7
140.0
139.1
145.4
141.7
143.5
144.8
140.4

8.8
5.4
7.4
5.4
3.0
1.8
2.2
-1.9

100.0

2.0

24.5

20.6

73.5

1.4

28.9

24.5

69.7

100.0

1.6

28.2

24.3

70.2

1.6
1.7
0.8
-0.6
-1.2
-1.2
0.2
0.7

95

100.0

100.6
101.0
101.2
100.6
100.1
100.1
100.0
100.2

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

141.6
116.1
144.9
142.5
153.6
150.7
159.1
160.7
154.5
166.3
162.3
155.9

6.3
-3.1
1.1
3.6
6.9
7.6
14.3
10.5
9.1
15.9
12.1
11.0

1.3

26.1

22.3

72.6

100.0

1.7

25.2

21.4

73.1

100.0

1.3

29.6

25.7

69.1

100.0

1.6

28.7

25.2

69.8

100.0
100.4
99.2
100.3
100.5
101.2
100.9
102.3
103.2
105.4
104.8
103.5

0.4
1.8
0.9
0.7
0.0
0.1
-0.3
1.6
3.1
5.3
4.8
3.3

96

100.0

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

158.5
133.3
...
...

11.9
14.8
...
...

102.9
104.2
103.1
104.2

2.9
3.9
4.0
3.9

97

1
2
3
4

(1) (%)
(2)GDP
(3)

103

1.
Major Indicators of

Wholesale Prices

PERIOD

Savings and Investment

Money Supply
M1B

Excess Savings
( %

10) % change
(
GNP%
amount
from
)
as %
(NT$ previous
amount
of GNP billion)
year

General %
Gross Savings
Gross Investment

Index % change

(
(
95
GNP%
GNP%
from
)
)
=100
as %
as %
previous
amount
amount
2006=100
of
GNP
of
GNP
year (NT$ mill.)
(NT$ mill.)
(NT$ mill.)

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

82.2
84.0
90.2
89.3
88.9
89.4
85.4
86.9
85.7
85.8
87.9
94.1
94.7
100.0
106.5

2.5
2.2
7.4
-1.0
-0.5
0.6
-4.6
1.8
-1.3
0.0
2.5
7.0
0.6
5.6
6.5

1,769,905
1,856,742
1,978,072
2,134,857
2,275,293
2,418,699
2,537,204
2,611,440
2,428,116
2,734,219
2,942,548
3,125,571
3,087,513
3,387,334
3,862,887

28.5
27.4
26.9
26.5
26.2
26.0
26.1
25.7
24.2
26.0
27.1
27.3
26.3
27.8
29.8

1,581,910
1,682,343
1,827,756
1,834,507
2,072,505
2,305,519
2,279,174
2,333,605
1,811,063
1,848,548
1,935,758
2,506,990
2,449,273
2,529,243
2,671,387

25.5
24.8
24.8
22.8
23.8
24.8
23.4
22.9
18.0
17.6
17.8
21.9
20.9
20.7
20.6

187,995
174,399
150,316
300,350
202,788
113,180
258,030
277,835
617,053
885,671
1,006,790
618,581
638,240
858,091
1,191,500

3.0
2.6
2.0
3.7
2.3
1.2
2.7
2.7
6.1
8.4
9.3
5.4
5.4
7.0
9.2

2,797.1
3,139.3
3,163.1
3,426.1
3,715.3
3,854.8
4,507.2
4,492.1
5,025.9
5,491.6
6,552.8
7,368.0
7,871.1
8,222.4
8,219.7

15.3
12.2
0.8
8.3
8.4
3.8
16.9
-0.3
11.9
9.3
19.3
12.4
6.8
4.5
0.0

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

98.9
101.0
102.6
103.8
103.8
103.1
102.1
101.8

6.6
8.8
9.2
9.1
6.9
5.8
6.0
6.4

786,644

27.8

633,511

22.4

153,133

5.4

835,965

27.0

624,020

20.1

211,945

6.8

1,012,730

31.7

711,986

22.3

300,744

9.4

7,725.6
7,712.1
7,632.1
7,779.4
7,927.8
7,875.6
7,896.7
8,222.6

7.3
3.2
1.6
4.0
6.0
6.6
5.3
4.5

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

101.1
101.7
103.0
105.3
106.6
106.7
106.8
107.6
108.8
109.1
110.4
110.5

7.0
6.7
7.5
8.1
7.8
5.6
4.1
3.7
4.9
5.8
8.1
8.6

845,033

26.2

526,209

16.3

318,824

9.9

919,500

30.6

715,558

23.8

203,942

6.8

949,531

28.7

690,309

20.9

259,222

7.8

1,148,823

33.5

739,311

21.6

409,512

11.9

8,216.9
8,450.7
8,319.3
8,341.7
8,188.8
8,340.3
8,410.0
8,326.7
8,377.1
8,340.4
8,086.3
8,220.0

3.2
8.3
8.4
7.4
6.0
8.1
10.2
7.0
5.7
5.9
2.4
0.0

2008 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.

111.3
110.6
110.5
111.8

10.1
8.7
7.2
6.2

8,308.1
8,246.4
8,243.8
...

1.1
-2.4
-0.9
...

104

()

Taiwan Economy (Continued)

( )
(end of period)
M2

( %
10) % change
amount
from
(NT$
previous
billion)
year

()
Deposits
(end of period)

(
%
10)
% change
amount
from
(NT$
previous
billion)
year

()
Loans & Investments
(end of period)

(
%
10)
% change
amount
from
(NT$
previous
billion)
year

()
Quasi-money
(end of period)

(
%
10)
% change
amount
from
(NT$
previous
billion)
year

PERIOD

10,170.2
11,702.8
12,805.4
13,973.9
15,094.4
16,386.7
17,745.0
18,897.8
19,736.9
20,247.0
21,425.5
23,001.2
24,508.0
25,798.2
26,038.9

15.4
15.1
9.4
9.1
8.0
8.6
8.3
6.5
4.4
2.6
5.8
7.4
6.6
5.3
0.9

10,454.4
12,031.4
13,130.9
14,260.9
15,421.3
16,696.9
18,064.2
19,308.7
20,160.7
20,609.8
21,746.9
23,256.5
24,709.5
25,945.3
26,208.3

15.2
15.1
9.1
8.6
8.1
8.3
8.2
6.9
4.4
2.2
5.5
6.9
6.2
5.0
1.0

9,511.0
10,955.6
12,100.3
13,051.8
14,352.0
15,471.6
16,024.9
16,622.0
16,489.3
16,078.0
16,535.1
17,964.6
19,360.2
20,130.1
20,635.5

19.5
15.2
10.4
7.9
10.0
7.8
3.6
3.7
-0.8
-2.5
2.8
8.7
7.8
4.0
2.4

7,373.1
8,563.5
9,642.3
10,547.8
11,379.1
12,531.9
13,237.8
14,405.7
14,711.1
14,755.4
14,872.7
15,633.2
16,636.9
17,575.8
17,819.2

15.4
16.1
12.6
9.4
7.9
10.1
5.6
8.8
2.1
0.3
0.9
5.0
6.4
5.6
1.4

24,955.0
25,034.7
24,961.8
25,069.9
25,194.5
25,203.4
25,420.6
25,798.8

7.1
5.7
5.1
5.7
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.3

25,122.5
25,267.9
25,220.1
25,262.5
25,358.4
25,389.8
25,602.5
25,942.0

6.9
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.0

19,733.8
19,756.9
19,681.6
19,723.3
19,863.4
19,814.5
19,917.5
20,153.9

7.3
6.4
6.0
5.6
5.1
4.8
4.6
4.1

17,229.4
17,322.6
17,329.7
17,290.5
17,266.7
17,327.8
17,523.9
17,576.2

7.0
6.8
6.8
6.5
5.9
5.7
6.2
5.6

95

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

25,960.5
26,273.2
26,203.1
26,260.5
26,115.0
26,179.2
26,106.3
26,089.6
26,033.3
26,060.6
25,968.0
26,039.4

4.4
6.0
5.8
5.1
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.1
3.3
3.4
2.2
0.9

26,097.4
26,139.7
26,214.3
26,291.5
26,212.6
26,402.5
26,354.4
26,283.7
26,232.8
26,277.7
26,179.1
26,208.8

5.8
5.2
5.4
4.8
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.0
3.4
3.5
2.3
1.0

20,176.2
20,292.8
20,346.4
20,347.2
20,373.5
20,387.9
20,473.0
20,466.6
20,518.7
20,516.3
20,469.1
20,637.6

3.4
4.1
4.6
4.1
3.2
3.2
4.0
3.8
3.3
3.5
2.8
2.4

17,743.6
17,822.5
17,883.8
17,918.8
17,926.2
17,838.9
17,696.3
17,762.9
17,656.2
17,720.2
17,881.7
17,819.4

4.9
4.9
4.6
4.1
4.0
3.0
2.1
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.0
1.4

96

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

26,517.4
26,649.5
26,767.7
...

2.1
1.4
2.2
...

26,520.1
26,669.8
26,839.9
...

1.6
2.0
2.4
...

20,754.6
20,685.2
20,719.3
...

2.9
1.9
1.8
...

18,209.3
18,403.1
18,523.9
...

2.6
3.3
3.6
...

97

1
2
3
4

82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

105

1.
Major Indicators of

(
)

PERIOD

( )

()
Exchange Rate

of the NT$
Rediscount
Foreign
(NT$/US$)
Rate of
Exchange
Central
Reserves of
Bank of Central Bank
China (%
of China


per annum)
(end of
period, US$ average
end of
million)
period

()

Merchandise Trade (customs statistics, US$ million)

Imports (c.i.f.)

amount

Exports (f.o.b.)

%
% change
from
previous
year

amount

%
% change
from
previous
year

Balance

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

5.500
5.500
5.500
5.000
5.250
4.750
4.500
4.625
2.125
1.625
1.375
1.750
2.250
2.750
3.375

83,573
92,454
90,310
88,038
83,502
90,341
106,200
106,742
122,211
161,656
206,632
241,738
253,290
266,148
270,311

26.3819
26.4552
26.4763
27.4576
28.6618
33.4447
32.2661
31.2252
33.8003
34.5752
34.4176
33.4218
32.1671
32.5313
32.8418

26.6260
26.2400
27.2650
27.4910
32.6380
32.2160
31.3950
32.9920
34.9990
34.7530
33.9780
31.9170
32.8500
32.5960
32.4430

77,392.7
85,698.0
104,011.6
102,922.4
114,955.4
105,229.8
111,196.1
140,732.0
107,970.6
113,245.1
128,010.1
168,757.6
182,614.4
202,698.1
219,251.6

7.0
10.7
21.4
-1.0
11.7
-8.5
5.7
26.6
-23.3
4.9
13.0
31.8
8.2
11.0
8.2

85,956.7
94,300.4
113,342.0
117,581.0
124,170.2
112,595.4
123,733.3
151,949.8
126,314.3
135,316.7
150,600.5
182,370.4
198,431.7
224,017.3
246,676.9

4.7
9.7
20.2
3.7
5.6
-9.3
9.9
22.8
-16.9
7.1
11.3
21.1
8.8
12.9
10.1

8,563.9
8,602.5
9,330.4
14,658.6
9,214.8
7,365.6
12,537.3
11,217.8
18,343.7
22,071.6
22,590.4
13,612.8
15,817.3
21,319.2
27,425.3

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

2.375
2.500
2.500
2.500
2.625
2.625
2.625
2.750

260,939
260,351
260,371
261,018
261,551
261,821
265,140
266,148

31.7619
32.4796
32.6317
32.7895
32.9068
33.2063
32.8235
32.5235

32.0190
32.3990
32.7560
32.9060
33.0980
33.2600
32.4320
32.5960

18,212.2
16,869.3
17,771.3
18,156.8
17,247.0
17,485.6
17,116.4
16,678.2

12.3
11.9
17.5
17.0
10.8
6.1
7.8
16.4

18,921.3
18,094.5
19,575.7
19,372.7
20,081.3
19,840.2
19,539.9
19,606.1

10.4
16.5
21.1
16.6
18.1
5.6
8.2
9.3

709.1
1,225.2
1,804.4
1,215.9
2,834.3
2,354.6
2,423.5
2,927.9

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

2.750
2.750
2.875
2.875
2.875
3.125
3.125
3.125
3.250
3.250
3.250
3.375

265,972
267,987
267,485
266,540
265,699
266,052
266,287
261,372
262,938
265,924
270,090
270,311

32.7681
32.9686
33.0123
33.1453
33.2605
32.9321
32.7894
32.9525
32.9841
32.5519
32.3324
32.4175

32.9490
32.9500
33.0890
33.2760
33.0190
32.7350
32.8050
32.9960
32.5800
32.4100
32.2680
32.4430

17,955.5
12,671.5
17,536.8
18,350.3
18,178.0
18,661.2
20,729.7
18,067.5
19,051.8
19,204.8
17,584.7
21,260.0

23.8
-21.2
8.5
11.7
-0.2
10.6
16.6
-0.5
10.5
9.8
2.7
27.5

19,788.9
14,900.0
19,756.5
19,823.5
19,580.1
20,078.2
21,183.5
21,321.7
22,209.2
22,686.4
21,871.9
23,476.9

17.5
-3.6
10.4
5.5
3.5
11.0
8.2
10.1
10.6
14.3
11.9
19.7

1,833.4
2,228.5
2,219.7
1,473.2
1,402.1
1,417.0
453.8
3,254.2
3,157.4
3,481.6
4,287.2
2,216.9

2008 Jan.
Feb.
Mar. (3)
Apr. (3)

3.375
3.375
3.500
3.500

272,818
277,838
286,860
289,377

32.3680
31.6140
30.6042
30.3495

32.1980
30.9500
30.4050
30.4550

20,618.6
15,964.5
24,084.8
21,593.7

14.8
26.0
37.3
17.7

22,133.4
17,625.4
24,254.2
22,592.4

11.8
18.3
22.8
14.0

1,514.8
1,660.9
169.4
998.7

(4) Figures for 1993, 1997, 1998, and 2002 include approvals backdated by the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs,
ROC, of US$2,028 million, US$2,720 million, US$515 million, and US$2,864 million, respectively.

106

()

Taiwan Economy (Continued)

()
Approved/Reported Indirect
Investment in

Trade across the Taiwan Straits

Exports to Mainland China

Imports from Mainland

China

()
amount
(US$
million)

%
% change
from previous year

()
amount
(US$
million)

%
% change
from previous year

Mainland China

(4)

()

Number
of Cases

Amount
(US$
million)

PERIOD
Balance

12,727.8
14,653.0
17,898.2
19,148.3
20,518.0
18,380.1
21,221.3
26,144.2
24,061.3
29,465.0
35,357.7
48,930.4
56,271.5
63,332.4
74,279.1

31.3
15.1
22.2
7.0
7.20
-10.4
15.5
23.2
-8.0
22.5
20.0
38.4
15.0
12.5
17.3

1,015.5
1,858.7
3,091.4
3,059.8
3,915.3
4,110.5
4,526.3
6,223.3
5,902.0
7,947.4
10,962.0
16,792.3
20,093.7
24,783.1
28,019.2

35.9
68.4
66.3
-1.0
28.0
5.0
10.1
37.5
-5.2
34.7
37.9
53.2
19.7
23.3
13.1

11,712.3
12,794.3
14,806.8
16,088.5
16,602.7
14,269.6
16,695.0
19,920.8
18,159.3
21,498.8
24,395.8
32,138.1
36,177.8
38,549.3
46,259.9

9,329
934
490
383
8,725
1,284
488
840
1,186
5,440
10,105
2,004
1,297
1,090
996

3,168.4
962.2
1,092.7
1,229.2
4,334.3
2,034.6
1,252.8
2,607.1
2,784.1
6,723.1
7,698.8
6,940.7
6,007.0
7,642.3
9,970.5

5,180.4
5,050.9
5,417.2
5,504.8
5,895.4
5,727.8
5,633.4
5,591.8

10.7
15.4
14.2
15.6
18.5
5.2
9.8
8.0

2,050.3
2,071.1
2,178.2
2,306.7
2,128.9
2,292.0
2,301.0
2,123.7

12.9
25.9
35.1
33.8
28.3
28.2
20.5
20.2

3,130.1
2,979.8
3,239.0
3,198.1
3,766.5
3,435.8
3,332.4
3,468.1

114
93
82
81
107
90
104
107

718.2
680.5
387.0
649.5
730.8
566.5
511.0
1,241.3

95

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

5,876.9
3,809.1
6,072.3
5,924.9
5,657.6
6,004.7
6,455.9
6,549.9
7,209.6
6,898.1
6,792.0
6,994.9

26.3
-12.8
19.3
13.5
9.2
18.9
19.2
19.0
22.3
20.4
20.6
25.1

2,355.1
1,620.0
2,083.3
2,387.3
2,365.3
2,329.3
2,596.0
2,319.7
2,440.5
2,467.1
2,426.0
2,625.3

32.7
1.9
6.4
18.8
15.4
12.5
19.2
0.6
14.6
7.6
5.4
23.6

3,521.8
2,189.1
3,989.0
3,537.6
3,292.3
3,675.4
3,859.9
4,230.2
4,769.1
4,431.0
4,366.0
4,369.6

105
50
103
62
100
84
89
100
77
79
68
79

809.8
409.7
860.9
554.0
472.1
540.3
1,184.3
1,406.5
619.1
806.9
784.9
1,521.9

96

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

6,733.5
4,962.7
...
...

14.6
30.3
...
...

2,763.3
1,777.3
...
...

17.3
9.7
...
...

3,970.2
3,185.4
...
...

71
46
67
...

647.5
504.9
832.1
...

97

1
2
3
4

82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

(4) 19931997199820022,0282,720
5152,864

107

2.
Indices of

Base: 2001=100

MANUFACTURING

PERIOD

2000

GENERAL

MINING

108.47
100.00

2002

107.92

2003

115.58

2004

126.96

By Heavy or Light

99.95

By

heavy

light

final demand
goods

Manufacturing

INDEX

2001

investment
goods

109.12

108.62

110.48

108.03

107.53

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

108.28

109.39

113.73

97.46

102.11

102.69

100.24

117.46

124.64

97.67

106.08

102.99

95.81

129.85

140.89

99.43

110.53

107.11

2005

132.75

86.38

135.67

149.72

96.97

111.59

108.99

2006

139.38

81.40

142.51

159.64

95.34

110.74

114.09

2007

150.67

69.36

155.07

176.46

96.12

110.57

117.56

119.80

80.18

124.12

140.13

80.01

91.52

89.81

2006 Feb.
Mar.

143.34

91.24

147.27

163.50

102.58

120.87

124.49

Apr.

137.55

85.44

141.50

158.39

94.97

110.76

111.81

May

143.70

82.74

146.84

164.67

97.71

112.53

114.35

June

139.98

81.12

143.10

160.06

96.38

113.50

117.62

July

139.12

76.58

141.38

157.97

95.68

110.08

112.31

Aug.

145.39

77.37

147.68

165.43

98.79

114.99

119.84

Sept.

141.66

76.28

144.65

162.96

94.22

112.08

120.54

Oct.

143.52

77.60

147.01

166.02

94.63

110.47

115.23

Nov.

144.81

77.44

147.84

166.61

96.15

112.98

120.42

Dec.

140.43

78.56

143.11

159.94

96.73

112.51

123.15
112.93

2007 Jan.

141.64

76.68

145.66

162.10

100.36

111.81

Feb.

116.09

62.24

118.71

134.86

74.22

84.06

86.45

Mar.

144.87

74.96

149.72

167.63

100.39

116.48

125.84

Apr.

142.51

70.57

147.41

166.48

94.89

108.57

114.81

May

153.62

71.76

157.53

178.60

99.51

112.21

116.54

June

150.66

69.86

153.92

175.70

93.92

108.89

117.11

July

159.06

70.44

162.64

186.00

98.28

116.78

127.94

Aug.

160.66

65.46

164.78

187.75

101.51

114.77

118.62

Sept.

154.49

71.10

159.18

183.73

91.56

108.18

117.94

Oct.

166.33

63.91

172.54

198.23

101.78

117.28

123.66

Nov.

162.28

64.62

167.73

192.63

99.12

114.37

121.50

Dec.

155.87

70.70

160.98

183.86

97.93

113.46

127.35

2008 Jan.

158.53

77.00

163.26

184.78

103.98

115.48

116.67

Feb.

133.27

64.70

137.41

159.47

76.63

86.20

88.81

Mar.

156.82

73.29

162.79

186.53

97.38

110.42

118.35

Source: Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

108


Industrial Production

90=100

Manufacturing

Producer's Shipment and

Inventory

Private
Enterprises'

Producer's
Producer's
Shipment
Inventory

Share of

Usage

consumer
goods

producer
goods

108.35

109.77

ELECTRICITY,
GAS &
WATER

HOUS.&
BLDG.
CONSTRUCTION

98.89

112.60

110.84

92.98

Manufacturing
Value-added

PERIOD

92.20

89

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

91.63

90

101.73

113.73

103.31

79.34

108.27

93.87

92.97

91

108.10

124.23

107.20

86.38

115.02

92.46

92.82

92

112.76

141.35

110.36

90.64

125.91

98.37

92.76

93

113.28

150.01

114.46

100.95

132.04

104.60

93.12

94

108.56

161.43

117.94

110.06

139.02

106.54

93.74

95

106.02

181.56

120.94

108.89

151.04

107.48

94.15

96

92.63

143.53

98.16

57.99

120.26

104.77

93.18

95

118.52

162.99

111.22

114.45

146.51

104.49

93.49

110.08

159.80

112.57

93.60

139.73

105.91

93.12

3
4

111.34

167.26

121.31

116.49

142.54

106.95

93.12

110.81

160.73

123.57

100.80

141.62

105.89

93.40

108.62

160.02

134.31

99.04

137.50

106.72

93.47

111.83

167.15

135.01

116.57

145.77

105.82

93.75

106.58

164.04

121.78

113.88

142.77

105.34

94.24

107.36

168.76

120.25

109.91

144.07

106.35

94.09

10

108.13

168.60

113.59

139.34

145.98

110.75

94.31

11

105.59

161.32

114.36

132.60

137.82

109.49

94.29

12

111.08

165.81

114.28

102.61

143.25

107.16

94.31

82.50

139.34

98.29

91.95

114.03

105.51

93.00

110.38

169.52

115.43

89.07

147.94

104.83

93.76

96

104.51

170.53

112.97

86.07

144.60

105.15

93.88

109.40

184.51

126.22

119.43

152.48

106.20

93.91

103.54

180.73

128.47

122.51

149.23

107.85

93.87

109.50

189.95

141.28

114.92

156.37

107.52

93.94

112.26

194.56

133.86

121.83

159.19

109.10

94.08

101.83

189.54

124.60

105.59

156.62

107.32

94.29

113.12

205.44

123.29

107.67

166.95

108.32

94.69

10

109.73

199.50

114.36

132.54

160.98

109.80

94.68

11

104.41

189.27

118.19

112.44

155.97

111.31

94.76

12

114.70

191.71

118.75

128.44

160.35

112.19

95.14

84.50

167.90

106.67

89.99

133.00

113.39

94.32

105.24

193.97

117.64

93.81

97

109

3.
Output of Principal

PERIOD

Unit

Polyester

Frozen meat Carbonate

Polyester textured
Feedstuff
& prepared d drinks
textured
yarn
food
yarn
fabrics

mt

2006 June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2008 Jan.
Feb.

33,621
35,013
34,132
36,835
34,574
37,866
40,787
38,977
32,974
37,512
33,689
34,574
32,157
33,836
38,117
36,244
40,565
40,287
41,827
43,035
32,588

1,000 l
35,397
57,386
43,512
22,954
28,713
18,464
19,605
27,523
24,703
25,479
25,794
33,649
36,333
48,169
51,651
25,492
22,182
16,972
16,279
37,550
14,345

1,000 mt
398
391
400
398
412
419
433
425
358
416
376
395
383
365
390
378
410
420
417
424
358

1,000 mt
69
67
67
59
57
62
68
69
59
73
71
74
67
72
71
67
70
70
67
68
59

106 m2
99
95
99
97
99
98
104
114
85
117
114
117
112
113
121
109
119
114
113
110
90

PERIOD

Unit

Apparels

Leather &
plastic
shoes

Corrugated
paperboard
container

1,000 doz. 1,000 prs.
106 m2
936
913
1,022
895
802
877
900
885
663
873
707
648
781
796
886
696
761
721
755
821
477

1,899
1,938
1,977
1,807
1,420
1,759
2,311
2,716
1,703
2,076
1,636
2,042
1,838
1,648
1,800
1,456
1,423
1,554
2,177
2,381
1,726

262
267
274
257
252
267
258
283
199
283
247
271
265
279
275
235
273
267
268
308
223

Wire rod

Screw
and nut

Metal
mould

Portable
computer

Monitor

Mother
board

Mobile
phone

Computer
disk

1,000 mt

1,000 mt

NT$ million

1,000 set

1,000 set

1,000 pcs.

1,000 set

106 pcs.

4,381
4,442
4,143
5,756
5,030
4,524
4,824
5,056
3,831
4,495
4,463
4,894
5,092
4,385
5,336
4,730
4,324
4,692
5,359
4,182
3,220

232
257
260
282
272
292
215
160
96
147
97
96
95
104
99
94
108
115
92
97
87

1,967
1,912
2,433
2,286
1,504
1,277
1,040
1,151
911
1,690
1,577
1,697
1,817
2,031
1,743
1,621
1,623
1,581
1,622
2,055
2,014

2,657
1,963
2,450
2,245
2,427
1,803
912
1,727
1,213
1,735
1,786
1,741
1,764
1,858
1,873
2,186
2,441
2,700
1,657
2,586
2,397

2006 June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2008 Jan.
Feb.

Source: See Table 2.

110

1,112
1,082
1,069
1,053
1,141
1,041
1,051
1,101
876
1,149
1,104
1,121
1,019
1,018
889
899
986
973
1,033
1,072
912

122
116
131
121
111
119
121
123
87
129
119
122
112
112
116
101
113
114
116
122
93

155
129
146
142
126
126
127
149
108
129
128
112
127
134
120
116
119
119
102
111
74

1,056
1,089
1,084
1,079
1,145
1,132
1,104
1,114
901
1,080
1,038
991
961
944
1,124
1,028
1,059
946
879
846
733


Industrial Products
MANUFACTURING

Printed
matter

Synthetic
fiber

Paints

N.T.$mill.

1,000 mt

1,000 mt

4,306
4,554
4,486
4,194
5,354
4,993
4,729
4,745
2,861
4,354
4,972
4,000
4,044
4,511
4,208
4,067
5,441
4,750
4,931
4,598
3,350

232
222
237
212
199
212
230
223
201
228
224
237
210
218
229
217
223
216
210
208
194

Ceramic
tiles

Glass
Fiber

Cement

Steel
ingot

N.T.$mill.

1,000 mt

1,000 mt

1,000 mt

1,069
1,038
1,203
1,091
1,086
1,099
1,019
1,311
930
1,254
1,242
1,395
1,360
1,512
1,698
1,664
1,993
1,955
1,559
1,442
1,081

4,839
4,371
4,152
4,234
4,190
4,336
4,531
4,668
2,682
4,575
4,588
4,654
4,300
4,320
4,049
3,604
3,568
3,857
4,191
4,264
2,218

Plastic
case

44
37
43
39
39
40
39
45
25
41
38
40
38
39
39
38
41
40
40
43
28

1,000 m2

33
34
34
33
33
32
32
32
27
33
32
32
31
35
36
35
36
34
34
33
29

1,433
1,578
1,546
1,788
1,808
1,589
1,550
1,776
1,441
1,627
1,770
1,606
1,553
1,651
1,488
1,537
1,478
1,385
1,644
1,768
1,394

1,535
1,632
1,563
1,559
1,672
1,556
1,708
1,787
1,578
1,780
1,748
1,745
1,658
1,753
1,687
1,623
1,815
1,831
1,878
1,826
1,760

PERIOD

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
96 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1
2
95

MANUFACTURING

Foundry
wafer

Printed

circuit
Active
board
matrix

1,000 pcs.

1,000sq.ft

1,000 pcs.

1,255
1,281
1,333
1,221
1,259
1,255
1,240
1,103
1,002
1,202
1,232
1,361
1,358
1,451
1,490
1,439
1,624
1,522
1,512
1,455
1,299

102,431
105,413
111,865
109,398
113,194
106,303
93,170
97,031
68,942
96,818
94,924
103,462
110,611
119,540
123,682
125,281
130,561
119,112
110,721
110,555
99,927

12,494
13,027
15,188
15,236
15,498
15,613
13,614
15,973
12,880
16,293
17,297
19,134
19,582
19,740
22,170
22,400
23,076
22,160
21,650
22,727
19,257

car

set
29,119
24,273
17,772
18,810
19,250
22,138
22,577
25,166
15,738
25,132
23,424
26,520
22,599
27,249
18,982
23,057
27,677
26,463
22,490
25,858
12,428

Motorcycle Bicycle

1,000set
101
99
106
104
90
84
73
96
75
107
106
115
106
115
125
105
103
86
67
101
80

1,000set
286
312
355
372
375
385
405
500
382
507
448
413
296
344
392
413
507
424
495
598
463

Cultural
Golf
paper
equipment

N.T.$mill.
957
847
781
759
915
1,108
1,158
1,335
974
1,240
1,245
1,259
984
954
930
1,053
1,246
1,416
1,371
1,237
915

mt
63,677
66,673
64,663
60,594
66,968
64,741
67,016
60,675
47,466
68,640
64,357
66,511
66,828
69,247
68,204
65,310
66,097
66,512
67,549
66,847
58,823

PERIOD

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
96 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1
2
95

111

3.
Output of Principal

PERIOD
Unit
2006 June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2008 Jan.
Feb.

Alkane

Nylon
filament

mt

mt

13,379
11,065
10,101
9,192
11,841
12,172
9,426
10,950
11,100
12,829
10,884
13,248
12,169
10,648
13,265
9,742
11,081
10,758
8,902
6,121
9,487

38,009
41,036
39,180
34,202
34,639
36,602
35,798
34,481
29,702
36,011
36,909
36,027
33,937
37,932
37,346
34,831
36,573
35,162
32,336
30,285
30,099

ABS


Acrylonitrile
Automobile
Sheet
Polyester
butadiene
tire
glass
filament
styrene

mt
112,638
106,629
111,820
101,993
91,398
107,303
121,158
119,077
106,427
116,275
112,933
123,745
108,777
108,286
118,258
105,462
112,781
108,474
106,553
105,775
97,276

mt
106,913
112,321
109,470
101,637
109,622
99,214
105,712
104,416
90,415
106,295
108,158
113,083
103,408
119,936
117,765
111,988
121,340
115,307
115,180
115,121
99,977

1,000 pcs.
2,127
2,006
2,036
2,099
1,967
2,021
2,052
2,143
1,647
2,199
2,051
2,234
2,129
2,221
2,253
2,094
2,013
2,027
2,087
2,073
1,681

mt
41,191
39,414
42,078
39,686
40,710
50,536
57,850
57,575
52,486
54,444
49,598
45,850
43,867
51,999
58,655
56,207
57,625
51,217
52,978
52,513
47,981

Casting
iron
products

Casting
steel
products

mt

mt

41,086
35,942
35,054
37,047
33,997
36,711
34,645
34,248
24,033
33,105
39,483
40,407
34,558
37,176
35,561
34,172
38,090
38,746
39,167
35,018
27,491

6,016
5,371
5,875
5,510
4,923
5,574
5,352
5,271
3,592
5,669
5,035
5,571
5,065
5,774
5,526
5,381
5,888
5,870
5,557
6,000
3,664

PERIOD

Unit
2006 June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2008 Jan.
Feb.

112

MANUFAC
Air
Refrigerant
compressor compressor

set
15,740
19,555
15,207
19,048
12,531
14,398
14,265
15,171
13,077
17,579
20,707
15,998
17,147
17,975
17,876
15,285
19,405
17,982
15,667
16,442
12,965

set
77,503
50,836
51,429
37,990
57,453
39,905
52,850
101,704
49,913
78,061
93,575
98,373
84,555
43,880
25,125
26,060
49,464
53,518
60,175
51,460
49,363

Desktop
computer

Network
cards

set

1,000 pcs.

16,005
15,085
16,350
15,728
14,334
13,611
14,594
13,120
10,874
13,233
12,391
19,371
15,343
17,778
17,145
15,665
15,163
14,239
19,255
13,957
9,044

2,061
1,846
1,869
1,662
2,054
1,886
1,576
1,249
918
1,167
1,249
1,087
907
1,011
1,220
753
791
812
752
656
672

Telephone
T.V. sets Earphones
set

set
150,845
121,840
117,315
52,300
38,650
39,705
69,075
47,371
27,995
57,255
45,849
33,309
44,368
57,339
58,862
50,087
35,783
52,724
58,438
40,542
38,196

set
130,581
111,409
160,425
173,145
173,935
191,779
196,390
154,014
94,125
138,306
129,939
149,708
143,134
166,958
214,733
168,045
205,996
201,821
187,049
139,502
91,360

Printed
circuit
board

1,000 pcs.

N.T.$mill.

166
82
81
102
123
129
127
95
31
100
95
104
122
113
122
122
141
140
117
133
84

17,364
17,517
19,098
18,679
18,952
18,447
17,645
17,666
13,147
16,963
14,802
16,062
15,664
16,842
18,288
18,497
20,119
18,874
17,741
16,777
13,552

 ()
Industrial Products (Continued)
MANUFACTURING

Re-bar

mt

Steel
Stainless
sheet &
tube &
coil
pipe

1,000 mt

561,492
520,266
532,228
549,288
601,420
553,526
546,757
621,836
431,010
628,818
576,482
584,761
507,283
526,420
408,312
453,155
454,274
485,205
515,546
546,565
450,304

221
215
211
202
203
217
210
217
184
213
211
207
197
155
121
145
183
188
175
188
182

mt
97,009
87,611
93,612
86,568
88,546
92,092
87,350
92,311
64,835
96,730
86,065
87,402
73,558
78,900
78,743
74,288
94,117
91,529
88,475
90,642
70,345

1,000 pcs.
2,153,479
2,156,197
2,240,267
2,408,324
2,500,490
2,412,509
2,284,067
2,278,209
1,893,607
2,364,124
2,419,287
2,584,767
2,551,437
2,743,909
2,884,486
2,998,482
3,277,061
3,021,268
1,208,829
2,884,566
2,482,592

mt
6,825
5,570
7,351
5,685
5,514
6,358
4,697
6,277
4,246
7,054
6,099
5,969
6,296
6,271
5,913
6,237
6,520
6,301
6,499
7,215
5,394

Aluminium Aluminium
sheet
extrusion

mt
11,249
10,691
10,788
9,850
9,876
11,144
11,342
11,212
9,340
11,875
11,410
12,043
11,059
12,098
11,684
11,416
12,459
10,906
11,973
11,699
10,529

mt
14,652
13,835
14,071
12,588
12,958
13,129
12,956
12,450
9,073
12,157
12,679
14,028
12,621
12,329
12,790
11,068
12,942
12,157
14,109
11,740
10,196

Metal
cans

Drilling
machine

1,000 pcs.

set

221,892
262,319
246,038
187,950
167,147
168,727
183,356
152,717
107,549
192,094
187,038
211,963
195,276
234,129
293,223
195,405
185,966
144,753
145,229
171,379
154,037

IC()

Integrated
circuit

Diode

Electric
power

2,716
2,061
3,373
2,103
2,626
2,160
2,508
2,028
2,142
2,075
2,814
2,403
3,576
1,604
1,601
2,012
2,587
2,757
2,261
2,533
1,904

705,630
748,425
820,344
841,445
888,804
903,893
895,728
969,806
806,718
1,035,904
1,072,169
1,185,314
1,185,596
1,324,267
1,366,299
1,392,901
1,523,341
1,388,418
1,208,829
1,261,902
1,084,663

1,458,754
1,326,030
1,394,063
1,543,695
1,379,532
1,398,747
1,321,490
1,428,770
993,063
1,580,735
1,285,835
1,315,930
1,375,499
1,431,043
1,580,679
1,598,050
1,644,149
1,612,255
1,572,445
1,462,226
1,201,501

19,656
21,532
21,540
19,430
18,916
17,674
17,459
17,481
14,928
18,097
17,663
20,171
20,416
22,815
21,457
19,979
19,609
17,959
18,231
18,357
16,247

329,285
343,732
344,473
333,455
343,972
330,093
337,601
339,264
306,851
335,838
323,227
337,901
329,734
345,966
340,971
332,462
340,918
329,624
337,782
337,860
310,496

95 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
96 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1
2

HOUSING & BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION


ResiStores &
IndusCity
dential mercantile
trial
water
building building building

1,000 pcs. 1,000 pcs. mill. k.w.h. 1,000 m3

PERIOD

ELECTRICITY, GAS
& WATER

TURING
IC
IC
package

Aluminium
casting

1,000 m 2
1,556
1,556
1,693
1,487
1,746
2,386
2,237
1,781
1,627
1,428
1,343
1,952
1,785
1,918
2,050
1,948
1,937
2,140
2,073
2,112
1,308

258
140
323
533
278
267
258
167
132
203
98
21
88
28
39
6
101
30
27
47
70

PERIOD

310
419
382
318
336
383
434
312
218
287
277
355
666
551
386
314
370
510
328
450
483

95 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
96 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1
2

113

4.
Labor Force

1.

Unit: 1,000 persons

15

PERIOD

Total
Population

Civilian Population Aged 15 & Over

May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

22,723
22,732
22,740
22,748
22,754
22,765
22,777
22,790
22,793
22,792
22,793
22,799
22,806
22,813
22,822
22,831
22,835
22,844
22,855
22,867

Total
18,133
18,152
18,173
18,193
18,212
18,234
18,257
18,281
18,296
18,310
18,323
18,340
18,358
18,377
18,398
18,418
18,439
18,460
18,481
18,503

2008 Jan.
2008 Feb.
2008 Mar.

22,875
22,882
22,886

18,522
18,539
18,557

2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007

Total

Male
8,977
8,986
8,995
9,005
9,014
9,024
9,035
9,046
9,053
9,059
9,065
9,072
9,080
9,089
9,098
9,107
9,116
9,126
9,136
9,145

Female
9,157
9,167
9,178
9,189
9,199
9,210
9,222
9,235
9,244
9,252
9,259
9,268
9,278
9,288
9,300
9,311
9,322
9,334
9,346
9,357

Total
10,466
10,491
10,562
10,604
10,573
10,595
10,616
10,633
10,643
10,646
10,664
10,653
10,673
10,685
10,754
10,795
10,739
10,741
10,766
10,795

Male
6,047
6,043
6,058
6,067
6,067
6,076
6,082
6,091
6,095
6,095
6,107
6,093
6,095
6,099
6,144
6,151
6,117
6,121
6,131
6,145

Female
4,419
4,448
4,504
4,538
4,506
4,519
4,535
4,542
4,547
4,551
4,557
4,560
4,578
4,585
4,610
4,644
4,622
4,620
4,635
4,649

Total
10,064
10,073
10,134
10,170
10,154
10,182
10,207
10,228
10,239
10,243
10,244
10,245
10,260
10,262
10,321
10,353
10,310
10,320
10,349
10,381

Male
5,799
5,793
5,808
5,818
5,824
5,835
5,847
5,851
5,853
5,854
5,855
5,849
5,852
5,849
5,892
5,902
5,872
5,870
5,878
5,896

9,154
9,162
9,169

9,368
9,378
9,388

10,802
10,773
10,797

6,150
6,144
6,162

4,652
4,629
4,635

10,391
10,349
10,380

5,899
5,883
5,907

2. (%)

PERIOD

Total
Population

May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2008 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4

2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006

15
Civilian Population Aged 15 &
Over

Total
Male
Female
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4

Labor

Total

Total
1.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8

Male
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1

2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.2

1.0
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.4
1.4
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9

Female
2.0
2.2
3.0
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.1
2.4
2.3
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.3
1.7
1.7

Total
1.5
1.5
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.9

Male
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3

2.0
2.4
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.3

1.1
1.3
1.2
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.5
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.9

Source:Directorate-General of Budget,Accounting and Statistics,R.O.C., Monthly Bulletin of Manpower Statistics,Taiwan Area,R.O.C.

114

110

Indicators
Number

Labor Force
Employed

Unemployed

Female
4,265
4,280
4,326
4,353
4,330
4,348
4,360
4,377
4,386
4,389
4,389
4,396
4,408
4,413
4,429
4,451
4,438
4,450
4,471
4,485

Total
402
418
428
434
419
413
410
405
403
402
420
408
413
423
433
442
429
421
417
414

Male
248
250
250
249
243
241
235
240
242
241
252
244
243
251
252
249
245
251
253
250

Female
154
168
177
185
175
171
175
166
162
161
168
164
170
172
181
193
184
170
164
164

4,492
4,466
4,473

411
424
417

251
261
256

159
163
161

Not in Labor
Force

(%)
Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

7,667
7,661
7,611
7,589
7,639
7,639
7,641
7,648
7,654
7,665
7,659
7,687
7,685
7,692
7,644
7,623
7,700
7,719
7,715
7,708

Total
57.72
57.79
58.12
58.29
58.05
58.11
58.15
58.16
58.17
58.14
58.20
58.09
58.14
58.14
58.45
58.61
58.24
58.19
58.25
58.34

Male
67.36
67.25
67.35
67.37
67.31
67.33
67.32
67.33
67.33
67.28
67.37
67.16
67.12
67.11
67.54
67.54
67.10
67.07
67.11
67.20

Female
48.26
48.52
49.07
49.38
48.98
49.07
49.17
49.19
49.19
49.19
49.22
49.21
49.35
49.37
49.57
49.87
49.58
49.50
49.60
49.69

7,720
7,766
7,760

58.32
58.11
58.18

67.19
67.06
67.21

49.65
49.37
49.37

(%)
Unemployed
Rate (%)

PERIOD

3.84
3.98
4.05
4.09
3.96
3.90
3.86
3.81
3.79
3.78
3.94
3.83
3.87
3.96
4.03
4.09
3.99
3.92
3.87
3.83

95
95
95
95
95
95
95
95
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

3.80
3.94
3.86

97
97
97

1
2
3

Change from Same Period of Previous Year (%)

Force
Employed

Female
2.4
2.6
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.0
2.6
2.7
3.2
3.9
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.1
2.4
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.4
1.7
1.9

Unemployed

Total
-5.3
-4.4
-4.7
-4.6
-2.6
-2.6
-0.4
0.5

Male
-3.6
-3.8
-5.9
-6.3
-1.0
-1.4
-4.1
-3.8

Female
-8.0
-5.2
-2.9
-2.1
-4.8
-4.4
5.0
7.5

1.7
-1.4
3.9
3.3
2.8
1.2
1.3
1.9
2.4
2.0
1.8
2.1
1.9
5.4
-0.7

-0.7
-4.8
2.3
0.3
-2.1
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.6
4.1
7.6
4.2
3.8
8.3
1.5

5.5
4.3
6.4
8.0
10.6
2.4
2.1
4.0
4.9
-0.9
-6.1
-1.0
-1.6
1.0
-4.0

Not in Labor
Force
1.2
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
94.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.3
1.3

()
Labor Force Participation Rate
(percentage point)

Total
Male
Female
0.00
-0.36
0.35
0.04
-0.36
0.46
0.25
-0.31
0.81
0.27
-0.33
0.86
0.35
-0.16
0.85
0.27
-0.12
0.66
0.27
-0.11
0.65
0.31
-0.11
0.75
0.41
0.54
0.55
0.44
0.42
0.35
0.33
0.32
0.19
0.08
0.10
0.18
0.15
-0.03
-0.02

-0.12
-0.13
0.05
-0.19
-0.24
-0.14
0.19
0.17
-0.21
-0.26
-0.21
-0.13
-0.14
-0.22
-0.16

0.93
1.21
1.04
1.07
1.09
0.85
0.50
0.49
0.60
0.43
0.43
0.50
0.46
0.18
0.15

()
Unemployed
Rate (percentage
point)
-0.26
-0.24
-0.27
-0.27
-0.18
-0.17
-0.08
-0.05
-0.01
-0.14
0.07
0.05
0.03
-0.02
-0.02
0.00
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.16
-0.08

PERIOD
95
95
95
95
95
95
95
95

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
97
96
96

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3

111 115

5.
Balance of

Unit: US$ million

ITEM
A. Current Account*
Goods: Exports f.o.b
Goods: Imports f.o.b
Balance on Goods
Services: Credit
Services: Debit
Balance on Goods and Services
Income: Credit
Income: Debit
Balance on Goods, Services and Income
Current Transfers: Credit
Current Transfers: Debit
B. Capital Account*
Capital Account: Credit
Capital Account: Debit
Total, Groups A plus B
C. Financial Account*
Direct Investment Abroad
Direct Investment In Taiwan, R.O.C.
Portfolio Investment (Assets)
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Portfolio Investment (Liabilities)
Equity Securities
Debt Securities
Financial derivatives
Financial derivatives assets
Financial derivatives liabilities
Other Investment (Assets)
Monetary Authorities
General Government
Banks
Other Sectors
Other Investment (Liabilities)
Monetary Authorities
General Government
Banks
Other Sectors
Total, Groups A through C
D. Net Errors and Omissions
Total, Groups A through D
E. Reserves and Related Items
Reserve Assets**
Use of Fund Credit and Loans
Exceptional Financing

93

94

95

96

2004

2005

2006

2007

18,478
182,362
-166,249
16,113
25,789
-30,731
11,171
15,485
-4,353
22,303
3,170
-6,995

16,019
198,456
-180,559
17,897
25,827
-32,480
11,244
17,394
-8,355
20,283
3,463
-7,727

24,661
223,789
-200,385
23,404
29,272
-33,661
19,015
19,338
-9,757
28,596
3,837
-7,772

31,701
246,597
-217,160
29,437
30,642
-36,068
24,011
24,861
-13,370
35,502
4,559
-8,360

-77
6
-83
18,401

-117
1
-118
15,902

-118
4
-122
24,543

-96
3
-99
31,605

7,169
-7,145
1,898
-21,823
-8,167
-13,656
17,154
14,092
3,062
-843
888
-1,731
408
-32
-6,754
7,130
17,520
898
-6
13,957
2,671
25,570

2,302
-6,028
1,625
-33,902
-12,464
-21,438
31,045
34,826
-3,781
-1,003
909
-1,912
-6,254
---9,421
3,167
16,819
9,250
-5,352
2,217
18,204

-19,624
-7,399
7,424
-40,783
-18,481
-22,302
21,814
22,662
-848
-965
1,930
-2,895
-1,266
--4
-5,525
4,263
1,551
-3,311
6
1,993
2,863
4,919

-38,926
-11,058
7,272
-44,946
-35,242
-9,704
4,999
5,380
-381
-290
3,788
-4,078
-7,435
-11
-9,817
2,371
12,532
-7,300
-6
17,085
2,753
-7,321

1,025
26,595

1,852
20,056

1,167
6,086

3,301
-4,020

-26,595
-26,595

-20,056
-20,056

-6,086
-6,086

4,020
4,020

*Excludes components that have been classified in the categories of group E.

**Indicates reserve assets from July-Sep. 2004. Prior to July-Sep. 2004, it presents net reserve assets.
Source: The Central Bank of China, R.O.C., Financial Statistics Monthly, Taiwan District, R.O.C.

116


Payments

9601-03 9604-06 9607-09 9610-12

Jan.-Mar. 2007

Apr.-Jun. 2007

July-Sept. 2007

Oct.-Dec. 2007

8,651
54,404
-47,458
6,946
6,929
-8,297
5,578
5,525
-1,569
9,534
1,092
-1,975

5,265
59,452
-54,579
4,873
7,071
-8,609
3,335
5,418
-2,530
6,223
1,137
-2,095

6,200
64,761
-57,103
7,658
7,781
-9,594
5,845
6,863
-5,525
7,183
1,104
-2,087

11,585
67,980
-58,020
9,960
8,861
-9,568
9,253
7,055
-3,746
12,562
1,226
-2,203

A.

-26
--26
8,625

-19
1
-20
5,246

-33
1
-34
6,167

-18
1
-19
11,567

B.

-10,338
-1,941
1,933
-10,961
-7,336
-3,625
-771
-11
-760
-399
498
-897
1,808
-5
-293
2,096
-7
818
-7
-1,718
900
-1,713

-7,708
-2,155
1,814
-17,214
-13,926
-3,288
10,148
10,575
-427
94
774
-680
-3,530
-6
-4,956
1,420
3,135
1,272
1
1,486
376
-2,462

-13,868
-2,592
1,112
-8,798
-4,175
-4,623
-5,311
-5,654
343
34
1,403
-1,369
-1,578
--2
-1,319
-257
3,265
-9,404
-12,113
556
-7,701

-7,127
-4,370
2,413
-8,087
-9,576
1,489
933
470
463
-19
1,113
-1,132
-4,136
-2
-3,250
-888
6,139
14
-5,204
921
4,440

C.

2,082
369

569
-1,893

-32
-7,733

797
5,237

D.

E.

-369
-369

1,893
1,893

7,733
7,733

-5,237
-5,237

*
(f.o.b.)
(f.o.b.)

A B
*

()

()

()
()
()

()

A C
A D
**

* E
**20043 , 20043 .

117

6.
Value of

UnitUS$ million at C.I.F.

PERIOD

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Republic
of Korea

Malaysia

Amount % Amount %
Amount
% Amount % Amount % Amount %

Total

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

18,212.32
16,879.69
17,781.77
18,156.75
17,272.87
17,485.92
17,116.38
16,678.21

156.5
148.8
159.2
157.6
167.8
154.6
145.5
198.3

0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.2

83.3
93.5
111.3
163.8
114.7
111.0
98.8
110.7

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7

467.5
425.4
511.9
546.7
461.6
461.3
443.2
395.6

2.6
2.5
2.9
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.4

3,964.6
3,889.9
4,215.9
3,738.3
3,702.7
4,009.5
3,968.9
3,666.7

21.8
23.0
23.7
20.6
21.4
22.9
23.2
22.0

1,261.1
1,118.7
1,348.4
1,262.0
1,276.8
1,501.9
1,448.8
1,275.6

6.9
6.6
7.6
7.0
7.4
8.6
8.5
7.6

697.3
541.7
502.7
526.5
508.9
522.7
522.7
462.7

3.8
3.2
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
2.8

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

17,955.47
12,671.51
17,536.75
18,350.26
18,177.98
18,661.23
20,729.66
18,067.45
19,051.80
19,204.76
17,584.69
21,620.01

208.9
101.2
160.1
145.5
151.1
154.3
150.9
142.4
150.9
155.5
160.1
144.0

1.2
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.7

87.1
124.6
145.6
132.1
156.8
218.7
323.7
266.5
240.9
226.0
285.6
329.5

0.5
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.5

471.0
361.3
410.2
386.0
497.8
437.4
660.8
455.3
510.9
482.0
517.2
586.0

2.6
2.9
2.3
2.1
2.7
2.3
3.2
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.9
2.7

3,508.8
2,886.9
4,007.2
4,089.9
3,765.1
3,745.9
4,260.9
3,763.3
3,980.5
4,028.3
3,703.1
4,198.2

19.5
22.8
22.8
22.3
20.7
20.1
20.6
20.8
20.9
21.0
21.1
19.4

1,408.3
954.1
1,250.5
1,326.3
1,219.4
1,229.6
1,476.6
1,276.0
1,265.0
1,215.0
1,229.1
1,308.1

7.8
7.5
7.1
7.2
6.7
6.6
7.1
7.1
6.6
6.3
7.0
6.1

455.9
301.6
556.0
561.1
497.3
556.6
592.1
541.6
530.0
557.0
481.8
561.2

2.5
2.4
3.2
3.1
2.7
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.6

2008 Jan. *
Feb. **
Mar. **

20,609.05
15,952.47
24,084.80

141.9
73.2
169.2

0.7
0.5
0.7

263.9
166.6
182.6

1.3
1.0
0.8

589.0
415.8
615.4

2.9
2.6
2.6

4,213.1
3,413.6
4,862.9

20.4
21.4
20.2

1,295.3
996.1
1,299.5

6.3
6.2
5.4

491.4
419.3
572.4

2.4
2.6
2.4

PERIOD

Belgium

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Sweden

Switzerland

Amount % Amount % Amount %

Amount
% Amount % Amount % Amount %

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

45.8
44.4
50.9
54.5
41.7
44.8
59.7
41.5

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2

147.6
355.3
161.8
266.0
157.9
169.8
163.1
156.8

0.8
2.1
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9

569.3
470.5
531.7
491.0
506.7
557.9
523.8
522.7

3.1
2.8
3.0
2.7
2.9
3.2
3.1
3.1

150.8
109.1
127.6
140.0
124.1
125.4
170.4
128.2

0.8
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.8

175.8
249.8
169.6
176.7
225.0
205.4
181.7
242.5

1.0
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.5

50.3
39.3
58.0
44.7
45.3
56.1
38.0
38.4

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2

98.8
95.7
120.2
93.9
109.4
120.9
123.8
121.3

0.5
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

59.3
37.9
50.7
46.2
51.7
46.2
41.8
34.8
39.1
45.4
40.8
55.4

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3

168.9
117.9
255.6
152.7
258.5
180.6
198.5
167.8
178.9
294.2
185.2
223.2

0.9
0.9
1.5
0.8
1.4
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.5
1.1
1.0

564.9
364.6
594.2
577.9
646.8
538.5
724.0
558.7
616.0
648.6
590.8
645.1

3.1
2.9
3.4
3.1
3.6
2.9
3.5
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.0

135.4
95.8
122.5
118.1
112.5
125.6
140.4
129.9
119.6
113.3
127.2
135.2

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6

247.1
114.4
247.2
205.8
213.7
313.1
302.6
220.0
321.3
170.2
131.9
289.4

1.4
0.9
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.7
0.9
0.8
1.3

46.0
33.5
47.9
43.7
40.0
41.6
58.1
42.8
37.4
42.8
38.6
51.1

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

151.3
81.9
107.4
118.8
112.4
108.2
126.7
117.5
126.1
144.4
124.1
148.7

0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7

2008 Jan. *
Feb. **
Mar. **

52.7
41.0
56.6

0.3
0.3
0.2

226.6
146.7
227.5

1.1
0.9
0.9

742.0
485.1
732.3

3.6
3.0
3.0

151.0
103.2
162.8

0.7
0.6
0.7

183.1
199.0
317.0

0.9
1.2
1.3

45.8
39.8
56.6

0.2
0.2
0.2

103.5
86.4
120.2

0.5
0.5
0.5

* Revised figure; ** Preliminary.

Source: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C., Monthly Statistics of Exports and Imports,Taiwan Area, R.O.C.

118


Imports by Origin

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Kuwait

265.6
223.8
289.7
257.4
223.9
225.5
224.0
151.4

1.5
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
0.9

440.7
402.5
440.8
440.2
448.3
424.0
392.5
317.2

2.4
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.6
2.4
2.3
1.9

301.1
281.2
288.2
296.5
284.3
302.7
269.9
264.6

1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.6

67.9
63.9
66.4
76.5
74.5
90.3
82.9
74.0

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4

642.2
348.5
326.5
603.2
421.3
172.5
349.8
395.4

3.5
2.1
1.8
3.3
2.4
1.0
2.0
2.4

1,165.1
630.9
590.0
1,047.7
817.7
864.1
569.9
821.8

6.4
3.7
3.3
5.8
4.7
4.9
3.3
4.9

285.6
357.4
154.5
298.2
398.1
223.3
287.8
273.0

1.6
2.1
0.9
1.6
2.3
1.3
1.7
1.6

95

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

186.7
129.4
194.2
188.7
212.2
161.5
215.4
201.7
230.6
219.4
160.4
177.2

1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8

433.3
283.4
358.9
419.4
359.5
377.7
423.9
442.1
419.6
491.8
395.5
386.5

2.4
2.2
2.0
2.3
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.2
2.6
2.2
1.8

301.8
262.9
302.8
318.8
334.5
307.2
316.6
272.6
289.2
323.0
276.7
307.1

1.7
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.4

89.7
57.3
73.6
91.5
84.1
89.6
98.5
84.3
91.6
97.1
87.4
97.3

0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

366.3
336.7
415.7
371.8
590.1
343.5
304.1
585.5
337.9
524.1
459.5
1,107.6

2.0
2.7
2.4
2.0
3.2
1.8
1.5
3.2
1.8
2.7
2.6
5.1

978.6
562.8
678.2
667.0
929.3
971.2
855.1
752.4
1,006.1
1,081.3
767.1
1,160.6

5.4
4.4
3.9
3.6
5.1
5.2
4.1
4.2
5.3
5.6
4.4
5.4

142.0
202.0
179.2
412.2
243.6
394.8
366.1
275.5
291.7
289.1
264.8
414.8

0.8
1.6
1.0
2.2
1.3
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.9

96

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

188.7
162.8
233.6

0.9
1.0
1.0

431.2
305.2
383.4

2.1
1.9
1.6

283.7
251.2
356.6

1.4
1.6
1.5

95.6
67.9
112.3

0.5
0.4
0.5

415.7
779.0
985.3

2.0
4.9
4.1

1,208.9
1,124.1
1,343.8

5.9
7.0
5.6

426.8
138.3
563.1

2.1
0.9
2.3

97

United Arab
Emirates

Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %

Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom

Canada

United States

Brazil

Mexico

Australia

New Zealand

Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %

PERIOD

1 *
2 **
3 **

PERIOD

147.4
138.2
163.2
147.3
146.9
170.0
144.1
164.3

0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.8
1.0

132.7
117.8
115.6
135.2
89.1
120.8
93.1
127.6

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.8

1,910.3
1,842.6
2,334.0
1,955.0
1,750.0
1,830.4
2,167.2
2,025.6

10.5
10.9
13.1
10.8
10.1
10.5
12.7
12.1

104.7
129.9
76.3
105.0
110.4
83.9
92.3
93.6

0.6
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6

31.7
37.7
39.0
30.5
38.5
38.7
46.6
53.3

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3

476.7
412.4
420.9
536.4
401.4
474.9
447.6
511.5

2.6
2.4
2.4
3.0
2.3
2.7
2.6
3.1

51.4
48.8
50.4
42.7
37.1
37.9
29.4
44.3

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3

95

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

176.0
132.9
173.3
141.8
161.8
152.3
207.0
150.7
153.6
129.6
166.8
174.5

1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.8

112.2
120.5
154.4
151.9
183.3
166.8
153.0
117.4
113.2
114.3
159.3
150.9

0.6
1.0
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.9
0.7

2,107.5
1,496.1
2,136.7
2,270.6
2,148.8
2,421.7
2,591.4
2,361.2
2,204.4
2,112.8
2,029.5
2,627.3

11.7
11.8
12.2
12.4
11.8
13.0
12.5
13.1
11.6
11.0
11.5
12.2

136.8
67.9
60.7
98.5
115.8
83.4
168.0
121.1
136.5
106.0
94.5
152.6

0.8
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.7

62.4
44.5
55.4
37.9
48.4
57.1
33.8
33.0
42.0
54.3
60.3
64.2

0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3

626.6
342.3
476.5
532.0
531.4
557.1
611.0
463.3
541.7
502.0
403.9
534.5

3.5
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.3
2.5

45.6
38.7
56.1
49.1
56.5
48.7
63.2
41.9
44.3
43.9
33.7
43.4

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

96

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

160.7
108.4
181.4

0.8
0.7
0.8

149.5
138.4
147.2

0.7
0.9
0.6

2,468.1
1,877.3
2,848.1

12.0
11.8
11.8

148.2
110.5
190.7

0.7
0.7
0.8

59.3
29.6
56.0

0.3
0.2
0.2

571.6
518.9
702.4

2.8
3.3
2.9

51.5
32.2
54.8

0.2
0.2
0.2

97

1 *
2 **
3 **

* **

119

7.
Value of Exports

Unit: US$ million at F.O.B. prices

PERIOD

Total

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Amount

% Amount
%

Amount
%

Amount

Republic
Malaysia
of Korea

%
Amount %
Amount
%

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

18,927.04
18,095.98
19,582.65
19,372.72
20,081.30
19,847.05
19,540.39
19,606.11

3,024.8
2,993.1
3,348.4
3,374.1
3,534.8
3,317.4
3,183.7
3,292.8

16.0
16.5
17.1
17.4
17.6
16.7
16.3
16.8

130.2
109.1
150.6
165.6
122.8
113.2
126.4
161.9

0.7
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8

209.4
236.9
200.5
245.8
244.3
203.6
298.0
229.1

1.1
1.3
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.2

1,258.6
1,305.3
1,403.6
1,339.2
1,479.2
1,419.3
1,396.6
1,442.5

6.6
7.2
7.2
6.9
7.4
7.2
7.1
7.4

634.3
579.1
668.5
570.3
619.7
612.9
609.8
635.0

3.4
3.2
3.4
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2

410.5
411.9
471.8
447.0
447.3
461.9
413.7
424.5

2.2
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.2

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

19,789.25
14,900.00
19,756.52
19,823.47
19,580.15
20,078.24
21,183.50
21,321.73
22,209.21
22,686.38
21,871.92
23,476.93

3,075.4
2,097.3
3,377.2
3,188.2
3,016.7
3,235.9
3,404.1
3,417.3
3,634.5
3,243.0
3,107.7
3,182.5

15.5
14.1
17.1
16.1
15.4
16.1
16.1
16.0
16.4
14.3
14.2
13.6

163.4
152.3
170.5
175.1
250.3
182.7
183.9
296.8
235.3
168.0
174.4
189.2

0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.9
0.9
1.4
1.1
0.7
0.8
0.8

256.1
165.5
203.9
225.5
227.1
236.2
225.3
283.9
248.0
240.4
280.4
318.6

1.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.4

1,446.3
1,178.4
1,534.5
1,343.1
1,218.7
1,247.8
1,291.1
1,249.2
1,319.1
1,321.2
1,254.5
1,529.8

7.3
7.9
7.8
6.8
6.2
6.2
6.1
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.7
6.5

659.2
509.6
667.4
638.2
586.4
603.9
619.0
619.3
670.2
701.0
729.1
790.8

3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4

433.0
315.9
441.8
440.5
427.6
426.4
468.8
509.8
462.8
522.3
458.5
483.0

2.2
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.4
2.1
2.3
2.1
2.1

2008 Jan. *
Feb. **
Mar. **

22,140.40
17,661.10
24,254.20

2,924.2
2,051.2
3,189.8

13.2
11.6
13.2

228.6
197.1
309.8

1.0
1.1
1.3

252.0
200.3
351.1

1.1
1.1
1.4

1,370.0
1,182.5
1,583.6

6.2
6.7
6.5

805.7
674.2
832.5

3.6
3.8
3.4

456.4
419.5
525.8

2.1
2.4
2.2

PERIOD

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Amount %

Amount

% Amount
%

Amount
%

Amount

%
Amount %
Amount
%

2006 May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

133.6
124.5
120.7
117.7
116.0
129.7
130.8
187.2

0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
1.0

411.3
387.7
450.1
397.0
396.3
418.7
388.3
401.1

2.2
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0

189.8
169.8
140.6
248.6
165.4
192.3
226.8
234.4

1.0
0.9
0.7
1.3
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.2

346.2
277.5
314.5
377.2
383.7
502.1
504.2
439.3

1.8
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.9
2.5
2.6
2.2

92.5
83.7
75.7
103.8
81.8
98.2
121.5
161.7

0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.8

41.9
43.5
41.0
39.1
40.7
41.3
45.9
47.6

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

25.2
25.8
26.1
28.3
23.9
35.0
33.1
30.9

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2

2007 Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

118.1
107.3
127.5
139.7
140.8
131.4
155.9
140.9
146.7
155.6
204.4
137.2

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.6

409.6
349.7
397.4
405.2
421.0
392.4
456.3
445.8
462.9
488.7
448.5
497.3

2.1
2.3
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.1

220.0
187.3
215.1
224.8
225.0
235.2
145.6
215.1
175.9
170.7
187.5
208.3

1.1
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
0.7
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9

420.3
285.0
372.6
362.9
323.8
357.8
356.3
384.7
335.1
412.6
354.6
446.0

2.1
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.6
1.9

126.0
117.4
105.6
103.8
131.3
115.0
117.4
111.2
107.8
183.2
127.6
198.7

0.6
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.8

49.5
42.9
48.0
50.4
52.3
42.7
48.5
45.9
45.3
49.0
47.0
62.4

0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3

31.8
23.0
28.5
31.2
24.4
25.0
28.8
25.3
27.8
32.2
33.4
32.3

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

2008 Jan. *
Feb. **
Mar. **

148.9
138.9
151.80

0.7
0.8
0.6

566.9
402.7
516.1

2.6
2.3
2.1

203.2
189.1
237.4

0.9
1.1
1.0

354.0
371.0
360.6

1.6
2.1
1.5

174.6
130.7
215.3

0.8
0.7
0.9

61.7
53.6
63.6

0.3
0.3
0.3

34.9
32.7
34.3

0.2
0.2
0.1

* Revised figure; ** Preliminary.

Source: See Table 6.

120


by Destination

United Arab
Belgium
Emirates

Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Saudi Arabia

404.5
374.1
374.0
401.4
401.3
417.9
405.5
309.4

2.1
2.1
1.9
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.1
1.6

768.5
1,031.8
939.8
660.7
809.2
724.6
708.8
755.1

4.1
5.7
4.8
3.4
4.0
3.7
3.6
3.9

362.2
379.9
399.9
395.8
392.5
377.4
371.0
386.8

1.9
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.0

473.8
467.4
441.1
416.4
374.6
430.3
410.5
424.4

2.5
2.6
2.3
2.1
1.9
2.2
2.1
2.2

45.7
38.1
43.8
46.9
70.1
49.6
50.1
38.8

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2

99.4
89.6
123.1
95.3
93.8
97.0
88.5
94.1

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

78.0
64.1
77.7
82.3
77.6
83.8
83.1
97.9

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5

409.7
310.0
435.1
337.9
360.7
440.1
391.9
455.8
446.2
449.2
439.6
445.5

2.1
2.1
2.2
1.7
1.8
2.2
1.8
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9

912.7
582.0
639.7
749.7
706.6
887.7
814.3
1,036.3
1,070.2
1,091.9
911.7
1,098.6

4.6
3.9
3.2
3.8
3.6
4.4
3.8
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.2
4.7

396.5
334.8
470.0
456.7
443.2
458.9
441.4
427.1
431.1
443.8
450.4
445.7

2.0
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.9

486.6
318.6
502.1
592.7
549.3
579.7
540.8
583.2
520.4
700.1
677.4
809.7

2.5
2.1
2.5
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.6
2.7
2.3
3.1
3.1
3.4

63.4
51.0
54.7
61.1
82.5
68.7
75.7
53.6
51.6
59.5
44.1
67.2

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3

96.3
93.1
112.6
115.3
118.4
133.5
220.2
145.7
106.0
107.5
100.4
133.0

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6

102.9
81.2
100.5
98.5
105.0
92.3
101.5
78.9
99.8
85.9
78.3
102.0

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4

422.6
423.5
516.6

1.9
2.4
2.1

1,146.1
817.9
1,037.7

5.2
4.6
4.3

442.1
364.1
449.9

2.0
2.1
1.9

734.1
519.2
828.6

3.3
2.9
3.4

63.2
50.0
63.5

0.3
0.3
0.3

104.5
93.1
118.4

0.5
0.5
0.5

80.8
84.7
129.3

0.4
0.5
0.5

United Kingdom

Canada

United States

Panama

Brazil

Australia

PERIOD

95

5
6
7
8
9

10

11
12
96 1
2

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1 *

2 **
3 **

New Zealand

Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %

PERIOD

314.6
296.6
290.8
295.9
298.5
328.3
299.2
300.6

1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.5

138.5
152.1
144.5
167.2
143.9
160.7
143.6
149.2

0.7
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8

2,854.1
2,558.2
2,990.3
2,996.8
2,868.5
2,805.9
2,608.2
2,567.3

15.1
14.1
15.3
15.5
14.3
14.1
13.3
13.1

15.0
20.2
16.0
26.2
13.4
13.9
9.6
11.8

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0
0.1

197.9
83.7
110.2
105.0
93.3
102.3
96.4
91.5

1.0
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

271.6
217.4
243.1
230.4
254.0
275.3
253.7
249.7

1.4
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3

47.4
45.5
25.0
31.0
32.0
29.1
28.9
28.9

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

95

332.5
252.1
283.6
298.3
301.5
279.5
319.1
277.3
311.7
337.8
311.0
313.6

1.7
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.3

161.0
140.4
128.2
145.8
164.0
154.2
151.0
166.1
146.9
152.3
179.0
161.6

0.8
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7

2,679.6
2,229.3
2,440.6
2,633.7
2,666.4
2,700.7
2,929.7
2,650.7
2,630.5
2,901.2
2,771.9
2,843.2

13.5
15.0
12.4
13.3
13.6
13.4
13.8
12.4
11.8
12.8
12.7
12.1

9.6
50.6
11.5
14.5
14.3
17.2
17.4
15.5
14.0
17.5
11.4
11.7

0
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-

103.9
98.0
99.3
160.2
110.8
108.4
132.8
114.1
130.3
214.7
170.3
226.9

0.5
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.9
0.8
1.0

230.8
227.0
229.6
238.0
278.7
305.8
336.6
261.7
315.7
280.2
255.5
273.7

1.2
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.2

37.1
43.6
27.0
23.6
67.9
26.6
60.0
34.7
32.5
59.7
104.7
29.8

0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.1

96

278.5
250.9
295.6

1.3
1.4
1.2

153.8
115.9
163.6

0.7
0.7
0.7

2,653.8
2,040.2
2,629.5

12.0
11.6
10.8

43.3
8.9
47.3

0.2
0.1
0.2

123.9
165.2
251.1

0.6
0.9
1.0

259.5
258.2
275.7

1.2
1.5
1.1

93.2
52.8
30.5

0.4
0.3
0.1

5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
97 1 *
2 **
3 **

* **
6

121

8.

Approved Private Foreign and Overseas

Unit: US$1,000

PERIOD
1952-2007

Subtotal

Total

Cases

Amount

Cases

Amount

OVERSEAS CHINESE

Hong Kong

Philippines

Others

Cases
Amount
Cases
Amount
Cases
Amount

22,310

94,052,901

2,905

4,006,999

1,356

1,054,116

194

1,114,275

1,355

1,838,608

1996

500

2,460,836

52

170,451

32

34,848

116,504

20

19,099

1997

683

4,266,629

44

387,463

22

73,521

260,832

21

53,110

1998

1,140

3,738,758

81

184,721

18,763

70,389

75

95,569

1999

1,089

4,231,404

36

132,521

85,986

5,690

27

40,845

2000

1,410

7,607,755

40

50,383

27,322

236

35

22,825

2001

1,178

5,128,518

33

47,223

17,943

357

29

28,924

2002

1,142

3,271,749

25

44,958

1,418

406

20

43,134

2003

1,078

3,575,674

22

14,917

3,685

70

18

11,161

2004

1,149

3,952,148

19

13,739

2,595

363

13

10,782

2005

1,131

4,228,068

12

10,318

653

277

11

9,388

2006

1,846

13,969,247

30

45,264

4,637

5,016

26

35,611

2007

2,267

15,361,173

29

20,949

679

1,115

27

19,154

116

1,378,011

31

31

Apr.

81

236,647

400

92

308

May

119

898,540

18,830

18,830

June

176

301,379

1,555

1,555

July

195

1,396,386

4,344

4,344

Aug.

220

541,688

7,509

1,786

5,723

Sept.

157

447,484

2,951

1,249

15

1,687

Oct.

172

1,897,846

1,772

1,156

30

586

Nov.

209

671,419

7,073

585

3,185

3,303

Dec.

227

2,068,914

612

612

2007 Jan.

148

500,773

1,922

45

1,877

Feb.

90

437,900

59

59

2006 Mar.

Mar.

228

569,895

1,634

36

1,599

Apr.

152

155,486

1,408

1,408

May

212

1,819,449

1,507

585

922

June

179

710,718

258

16

54

188

July

224

2,980,426

1,571

15

141

1,416

Aug.

184

2,151,297

5,736

543

5,193

Sept.

193

834,662

1,831

55

1,776

Oct.

208

2,772,071

2,387

2,373

Nov.

219

1,204,848

286

204

82

Dec.

229

1,223,647

2,348

2,348

2008 Jan.

184

533,618

2,249

2,249

Feb.

104

228,634

11,710

11,710

Mar.

170

426,638

11

4,487

252

490

3,745

Source: Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C., Statistics on Overseas Chinese & Foreign Investment,
Outward Investment, Indirect Mainland Investment, R.O.C.

122

Chinese Investment by Area

Subtotal

Cases

U.S.A.

PRIVATE FOREIGN

Japan

Amount
Cases
Amount

Cases

Europe

Others

Amount
Cases
Amount
Cases
Amount

PERIOD

19,405

90,045,902

3,201

17,376,830

5,300

15,182,611

2,070

24,048,781

8,834

33,437,681

41 - 96

448

2,290,385

63

474,016

171

545,344

55

199,961

159

1,071,064

85

639

3,879,166

104

454,319

166

851,139

80

405,812

289

2,167,896

86

1,059

3,554,037

208

867,198

228

535,371

131

367,416

492

1,784,052

87

1,074

4,144,884

207

1,114,693

230

508,434

109

460,175

528

2,061,582

88

1,370

7,557,372

206

1,315,518

312

730,325

130

1,213,388

722

4,298,141

89

1,145

5,081,295

147

915,597

241

684,724

129

1,184,003

628

2,296,970

90

1,117

3,226,791

152

573,646

211

608,106

120

612,317

634

1,432,722

91

1,056

3,560,757

153

678,091

203

725,689

90

643,932

610

1,513,045

92

1,130

3,938,408

157

352,312

227

826,517

118

964,618

628

1,794,962

93

1,119

4,217,750

133

799,230

213

723,164

122

684,833

651

2,010,522

94

1,816

13,923,983

266

857,378

307

1,587,874

199

7,509,586

1,044

3,969,145

95

2,238

15,340,224

293

3,138,438

356

996,553

235

7,096,345

1,354

4,108,888

114

1,377,981

20

81,275

20

109,797

16

54,310

58

1,132,598

96
95

80

236,246

28,668

20

30,803

24,256

45

152,519

118

879,710

15

90,502

17

11,009

20

362,712

66

415,487

4
5

176

299,824

28

41,385

31

42,748

22

79,332

95

136,359

193

1,392,042

35

134,543

29

54,507

17

935,706

112

267,285

215

534,179

36

42,502

42

141,442

20

96,133

117

254,102

154

444,533

18

40,138

28

79,964

15

6,398

93

318,034

166

1,896,074

25

72,308

29

228,682

20

1,289,336

92

305,748

10

203

663,453

29

111,344

21

69,589

20

204,856

133

277,664

11

223

2,067,499

29

156,992

30

748,525

26

671,234

138

490,748

12

146

498,851

16

7,402

30

36,116

12

282,889

88

172,444

89

437,840

13

42,549

18

9,782

14

207,047

44

178,462

223

568,260

28

36,663

38

94,367

29

92,833

128

344,397

149

154,077

19

13,426

31

28,560

17

28,044

82

84,047

211

1,817,942

26

349,896

27

492,636

23

76,242

135

899,168

175

710,460

26

36,347

23

35,805

13

470,084

113

168,224

223

2,978,855

39

587,882

37

33,342

20

2,054,954

127

302,677

179

2,145,561

20

78,038

27

36,734

17

1,797,136

115

233,654

192

832,831

27

454,914

29

29,281

22

40,940

114

307,696

205

2,769,684

19

1,265,964

29

21,356

20

955,814

137

526,550

10

218

1,204,562

27

184,283

41

20,188

20

437,709

130

562,382

11

228

1,221,299

33

81,074

26

158,387

29

652,657

140

329,180

12

182

531,369

18

40,019

21

16,554

18

128,147

125

346,649

103

216,924

14

14,767

22

15,055

10

13,969

57

173,133

159

422,152

24

12,831

2,624

17

28,385

116

378,312

96

1
2

97

123

9.
Approved Outward & Indirect Mainland Investment by Industry
UnitUS$1,000

INDUSTRIES

Total

Indirect Mainland Investment

Outward Investment
4196
(1952 - 2007)

97 1-3
(Jan.- March 2008)

Cases

Cases

Amount

11,964 55,301,539
144

Amount

8096
(1991 - 2007)

Cases

Amount

100 1,163,978 36,538 64,860,062

97 1-3
(Jan.- March 2008)

Cases

Amount

184

1,984,446

510,606

4,556

2,529

2,158,683

20,017

411 2,481,369

2,813

2,356

2,520,375

37,944

552 1,460,024

200

1,954

3,789,173

170,203

202 1,600,128

2,350

2,597

4,370,660

10

107,489

188

761,213

2,162

1,504

2,942,386

17,095

162

821,202

190,469

3,066

5,717,791

12

321,451

149

340,658

3,107

1,871

2,717,958

165,140

1,536 5,757,171

13

270,893

2,046 10,360,665

44

283,821

1,292 2,777,491

9,068

2,605 10,086,261

217,570

708,285

2,927

2,900

6,026,396

177,013

1,783 4,238,673

14

28,089

1,977

2,088,112

23

78,086

110 1,606,587

123,079

195

480,675

3,157

1,418 1,648,505

10

9,842

733

692,299

18

51,191

1,981 25,694,531

26

425,436

288

832,426

20,095

160,409

3,102

519

379,716

46,875

1,608 4,734,687

21

85,885

9,398

9,705,489

36

267,299

Food, Beverages, and Tobacco Manufacturing

Textiles Mills, Wearing Apparel and Clothing

Accessories Manufacturing

Chemical material and Chemical Products

Manufacturing

Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing

Non-Metal Mineral Products Manufacturing

Basic Metal Industries and

Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing

Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

and Repairing

Electronic Parts and Components

Manufacturing

Computer, Communications, and Audio and

Video Electronic Products Manufacturing

251

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

Wholesale & Retail

Transportation and Storage

Information and Communication

(
Financial, Insurance and Real Estate
(Including Financial Holding Industries)

177

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Others

Source: See Table 8.

124