Statistics of First 6 Months of 2012 on Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-June 2012 amounted to US$75.02 billion, down by5.2% year on year, of which, US$16.50 billion was Mainland’s export to Taiwan and US$58.52 billion was import from Taiwan, down by 5.8% and 5.0% respectively.

In June, Mainland-Taiwan trade was US$13.54 billion, down by 2.2% month on month. The Mainland’s export to Taiwan was US$3.21 billion, up by 4.9% compared with that of the previous month; and import from Taiwan was US$10.33 billion, down by 4.2% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-June, 2012, 1,093 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 16.6% year on year. The actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.62 billion, increased by 35.2% year on year. During June, there were 238 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by16.7% from a month earlier. The actual use of Taiwan capital was US$310 million, up by 106.7 % from a month earlier.

By the end of June, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was more than 87,000 with the actual use of US$55.81 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.6% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)