23.09.202508:06:15UTC+00Taiwanese Export Orders Growth Moderates

In August 2025, Taiwanese export orders increased by 19.5% compared to the same month the previous year, reaching a total of USD 60.0 billion. This marks a slight reduction from a revised growth rate of 20.8% observed in July. The deceleration in growth was primarily attributed to slower increments in various sectors: machinery saw an increase of 3.0% down from 6.2% in July, information and communication products grew by 20.6% compared to the previous month's 24.2%, optical and photographic instruments showed a rise of 9.8% from 13.6%, and other goods increased by 13.0%, down from 19.4%. Conversely, there were declines in chemicals, which dropped by 9.5% from a previous rise of 7.8%; electrical machinery, which fell by 2.0% from a 2.3% rise; transport equipment, which saw a decline of 18.1% from 1.1%; textiles, with a decrease of 0.8% from a previous increase of 0.8%; and mineral products, which fell by 9.1% from a 10.4% rise. However, a notable exception was electronic products, where export orders increased at a faster rate of 39.5%, up from 32.9%, partially mitigating the overall slowdown.