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

I. Trade

From January to July, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 13.0% year on year to US$92.59 billion, accounting for 4.6% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$20.66 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$71.93 billion, up by 27.0% and 9.6% year on year respectively.

In July, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$13.5 billion, up by 2.0% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$3.14 billion, up by 5.4%, and import from Taiwan was US$10.36 billion, up by 1.1% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to July 2011, there were 1,510 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 6.0% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.32 billion, with a year-on-year decrease rate of 6.9%. In July, 199 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, down by 30.4% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.13 billion, down by 35.0% from the month earlier. By the end of July, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 84,643, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$53.34 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)