Statistics in January-October 2011 on Mainland-Taiwan Trade and Investment

I. Trade

From January to October, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 12.2% year on year to US$133.12 billion, accounting for 4.5% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$29.48 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$103.64 billion, up by 24.3% and 9.1% year on year respectively.

In October, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$12.22 billion, down by 13.4% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$2.72 billion, down by 11.7%, and import from Taiwan was US$9.50 billion, down by 13.9% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to October 2011, there were 2,118 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 10.48% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.77 billion, with a year-on-year decrease rate of 11.0%. In October, 188 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, down by 12.1% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.13 billion, down by 38.1% from the month earlier. By the end of October, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 85,251, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$53.78 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.7% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)