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

I. Trade

From January to September, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 12.5% year on year to US$120.9 billion, accounting for 4.5% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$26.76 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$94.14 billion, up by 26.9% and 9.2% year on year respectively.

In September, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$14.11 billion, down by 0.6% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$3.08 billion, up by 2.0%, and import from Taiwan was US$11.04 billion, down by 1.2% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to September 2011, there were 1,930 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 9.9% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.64 billion, with a year-on-year decrease rate of 8.1%. In September, 214 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, up by 3.9% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.21 billion, up by 90.9% from the month earlier. By the end of September, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 85,063, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$53.66 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.7% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)