Taiwan December export order value second highest ever, says MOEA

Taiwan received export orders worth US$39.39 billion in total in December 2012, the second highest monthly level ever, only trailing the US$40.73 billion recorded in the preceding month and increasing by 8.5% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 21.

IT/communication products and electronic products were the top two categories in terms of export order value for December, with the former generating US$10.58 billion and the latter US$9.08 billion respectively.

The value for the fourth quarter of 2012 stood at US$118.50 billion, rising by 8.0% on quarter and by 7.6% on year, while the value of US$441.01 billion for 2012 slightly increased by 1.1% from 2011.

MOEA: Taiwan's main markets for export orders by total value (US$b)
Market	December 2012			2012
	Amount	Proportion	Y/Y	Amount	Proportion	Growth from 2011
US	9.99	25.4%	10.0%	107.21	24.3%	6.7%
China (including Hong Kong)	9.49	24.1%	2.4%	111.94	25.4%	(0.8%)
Europe	8.57	21.8%	25.1%	80.00	18.1%	0.6%
Japan	3.09	7.8%	(5.0%)	40.40	9.2%	(5.6%)

Source: MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, January 2013