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

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-August 2013 amounted to US$ 133.2 billion (taking up 4.9% of the total volume of our foreign trade), up by 27.4% year-on-year, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 27.38 billion, up by 22.8% year-on-year, and import from Taiwan was US$ 105.82 billion, up by 28.7% . Taiwan ranks 7 in Mainland’s trading partner and 4 in import source.

In August 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 15.56 billion, down by 5.6% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 3.13 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 12.43 billion, down by 3.4% and 6.3% month-on-month respectively.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-August 2013, 1,327 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 7.9% year-on-year, and utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 1.54 billion, down by 21.9% year on year.

In August 2013, there were 162 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 10.9% month-on-month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 130 million, down by 21.9% month on month.

By the end of August 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 89,328, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 58.59 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.3% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)