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

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-March 2013 amounted to US$ 51.44 billion, up by 46.5% year on year, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 9.73 billion, and import from Taiwan was US$ 41.71 billion, up by 32.0% and 50.3% respectively. Taiwan ranks 7 in Mainland trading partner, 9 in export market and 3 in import source.

In March 2013, Mainland-Taiwan trade totaled US$ 22.39 billion, up by 81.9% month on month, of which Mainland export to Taiwan was US$ 4.39 billion, up by 101.4% month on month, and Mainland import from Taiwan was US$ 18 billion, up by 77.7% as compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-March, 2013, 442 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 13.3% year on year, and utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 760 billion, up by 0.5% year on year.

In March 2013, there were 205 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 166.2% month on month, and the utilized Taiwan capital was US$ 280 million, up by 111.8% month on month.

By the end of March 2013, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 88,680, with utilized Taiwan capital of US$ 57.8 billion. In terms of utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 2.5% of Mainland’s total utilized foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)