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

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-July 2013 amounted to US$ 117.64 billion, up by 31.7% year-on-year, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 24.25 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 93.39 billion, up by 24.5% and 33.7% respectively. Taiwan ranks 7 in Mainland’s trading partner, and 4 in import source.

In July 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 16.5 billion, up by 16.4% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 3.24 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 13.26 billion, up by 3.2% and 77.7% month-on-month respectively.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-July 2013, 1,165 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 7.3% year-on-year, and utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 1,420 billion, down by 23.6% year on year.

In July 2013, there were 182 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 4.6% month-on-month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 160 million, down by 22.7% month on month.

By the end of July 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 89,166, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 58.47 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.3% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)