Statistics on Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment in January-June 2013

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-June 2013 amounted to US$ 101.14 billion (accounting for 5.2% of Mainland’s total trade), up by 34.8% year on year , of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 21.01 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 80.12 billion, up by 27.4% and 36.9% respectively. Taiwan ranks the seventh in Mainland’s trading partners and the fourth in import source.

In June 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 14.17 billion, down by 12.7% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 3.14 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 11.02 billion, down by 17.1% and 10.8% respectively.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-June 2013, 983 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 10% year on year, and utilized capital of Taiwan was US$ 1.26 billion, down by 22% .

In June 2013, there were 174 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 2.4% month on month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 210 million, up by 15.6%

By the end of June 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 88,984, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 58.31 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.4% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)