Statistics of Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment in January-September 2013

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-September 2013 amounted to US$ 149.21 billion (accounting for 4.9% of Mainland’s total trade), up by 23.1% year-on-year, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 30.52 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 118.69 billion, up by 18.6% and 24.3% respectively. Taiwan ranks the seventh in Mainland’s trading partners and the fourth in import source.

In September 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 16 billion, up by 2.8% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 3.14 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 12.86 billion, up by 0.3% and 3.5% month-on-month respectively.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-September 2013, 1,484 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 6.5% year-on-year, and utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 1.64 billion, down by 23.9% year-on-year.

In September 2013, there were 157 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 3.1% month-on-month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 90 million, down by 20.8% month-on-month.

By the end of September 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 89,485, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 58.69 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.3% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)