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

I. Trade

From January to April, 2011, Mainland-Taiwan trade rose by 17.2% year on year to US$51.9 billion, accounting for 4.7% of total Mainland’s foreign trade. Mainland export to Taiwan reached US$11.4 billion, and import from Taiwan reached US$40.49 billion, up by 33.8% and 13.3% year on year respectively.

In April, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$14.28 billion, down by 1.6% from a month earlier, of which, export to Taiwan was US$3.33 billion, up by 2.8%, and import from Taiwan US$10.94 billion, down by 2.9% compared with that of the previous month.

II. Investment

From January to April 2011, there were 802 Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland, down by 2.4% year on year. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.79 billion, with a year-on-year increase rate of 10.6%. In April, 223 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, down by 11.5% compared with that of the previous month. Actual use of Taiwan capital was US$0.25 billion, up by 19.0% from a month earlier. By the end of April, total number of Taiwan-invested projects approved by the Mainland was 83,935, with total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$ 52.81 billion. In terms of actually utilized capital, Taiwan capital accounts for 4.8% of Mainland accumulated foreign capital.

(Source: Ministry of Commerce Website)