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

I. Trade

From January to May, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 15.3% year on year to US$65.86 billion, accounting for 4.7% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$14.54 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$51.32 billion, up by 30.4% and 11.6% year on year respectively.

In May, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$13.96 billion, down by 2.2% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$3.14 billion, down by 5.8%, and import from Taiwan was US$10.83 billion, down by 1.0% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to May 2011, there were 1,025 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 3.4% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.99 billion, with a year-on-year increase rate of 7.1%. In May, 223 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, same as that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.2 billion, down by 20% from a month earlier. By the end of May, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 84,158, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$ 53.01 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)