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

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-May 2013 amounted to US$ 86.97 billion, up by 41.5% year-on-year, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 17.87 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 69.10 billion, up by 34.5% and 43.4% respectively. Taiwan ranks 7 in Mainland’s trading partner, and 4 in import source.

In May 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 16.23 billion, down by 15.9% month-on-month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 3.88 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 12.35 billion, down by 8.9% and 17.9% month-on-month respectively.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-May 2013, 809 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 5.4% year-on-year, and utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 1.05 billion, down by 19.6% year-on-year.

In May 2013, there were 170 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 13.7% month-on-month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 180 million, down by 51.7% month-on-month.

By the end of May 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 88,810, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 58.09 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.4% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)