Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment During January-December 2013

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

In January-December 2013, trade volume between Mainland and Taiwan was USD197.28 billion, increasing by 16.7% on year-on-year basis and accounting for 4.7% of the total volume of our foreign trade. Among that, export to Taiwan was USD40.64 billion, increasing by 10.5%on a year-on-year basis; import from Taiwan was USD156.64 billion, increasing by 18.5%on a year-on-year basis. Taiwan was our seventh largest trading partner and fifth largest source of import.

In December 2013, trade volume between Mainland and Taiwan wasUSD16.57 billion, a month-on-month growthof0.9%. Among that, export to Taiwan was USD3.46 billion, a month-on-month decline of1.1%; import from Taiwan was USD13.11 billion, a month-on-month growth of1.4%.

II. Investment from Taiwan

DuringJanuary-December2013, 2,017 Taiwan-invested projects were approved, decreasing by 9.5% on a year-on-year basis; USD2.09 billion of Taiwan Investment was actually utilized, decreasing by 26.7% on a year-on-year basis.

In December 2013, 213Taiwan-invested projects were approved, a month-on-month growth of29.9%, and USD190 million of Taiwan investment was actually utilized, a month-on-month growth of13.1%.

As at the end of December 2013, the number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by Mainland was added up to 90,018, and the Taiwan investment that was actually utilized was USD59.13 billion. In terms of the foreign investment actually utilized, Taiwan investment accounted for 4.2% of the total actual investment from overseas in the Mainland.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)