Statistics of First 5 Months of 2012 on Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment

I. Mainland-Taiwan Trade

Mainland-Taiwan trade in January-May 2012 amounted to US$61.48 billion, down by 6.7% year on year, of which, US$13.29 billion was Mainland’s export to Taiwan and US$48.19 billion was import from Taiwan, down by 8.6% and 6.1% respectively. In May, Mainland-Taiwan trade was US$13.84 billion, up by 10.5% month on month. The Mainland’s export to Taiwan was US$3.06 billion, up by 7.0% compared with that of the previous month; and import from Taiwan was US$10.78 billion, up by 11.6% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment from Taiwan

In January-May, 2012, 855 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by the Mainland, down by 17.0% year on year. The actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.31 billion, increased by 32.25% year on year. During May, there were 204 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, up by 44.7% from a month earlier. The actual use of Taiwan capital was US$150 million, down by 63.4 % from a month earlier. By the end of May, the accumulated number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 86,627 with the actual use of US$55.51 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.6% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)