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

I. Trade

From January to August, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 12.9% year on year to US$106.79 billion, accounting for 4.5% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$23.68 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$83.10 billion, up by 26.9% and 9.5% year on year respectively.

In August, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$14.2 billion, up by 5.2% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$3.02 billion, down by 3.8%, and import from Taiwan was US$11.17 billion, up by 7.8% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to August 2011, there were 1,716 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 8.2% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.43 billion, with a year-on-year decrease rate of 9.7%. In August, 206 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, up by 3.5% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.11 billion, down by 15.4% from the month earlier. By the end of August, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 84,849, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$53.44 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.7% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)