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

I. Trade

From January to June, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 14.0% year on year to US$79.09 billion, accounting for 4.6% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$17.52 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$61.57 billion, up by 28.4% and 10.5% year on year respectively. Taiwan is Mainland’s 7th largest trade partner, 8th export market and 5th largest import source.

In June, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$13.23 billion, down by 5.2% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$2.98 billion, down by 5.1%, and import from Taiwan was US$10.25 billion, down by 5.4% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to June 2011, there were 1,311 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 6% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$1.19 billion, with a year-on-year increase rate of 2.7%. Taiwan capital ranks the 8th place in Mainland’s utilized foreign capital. In June, 286 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, up by 28.3% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.2 billion, same as that of a month earlier. By the end of June, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 84,444, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$ 53.21 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)