台湾9月贸易顺差从去年同期的71.1亿美元扩大至124.4亿美元,低于市场预期的156.6亿美元顺差。受信息、通信和音视频产品(+86.9%)和电子零部件(+25.6%)强劲增长的推动,出口额同比增长33.8%,达到542.5亿美元。运往美国(+51.6%)、东盟(+34.0%)、欧洲(+27.3%)、日本(+23.3%)以及中国和香港(+12.8%)的货物有所增加。进口增长25.1%,至418.6亿美元,原因是电子零件(+42.7%)、信息和视听产品(+70.0%)和机械(+52.7%)的采购量增加,尽管矿产品下降(-11.3%)。进口增长主要来自韩国(+54.2%)、欧洲(+34.1%)、东盟(+23.9%)、中国和香港(+20.9%)以及美国(+20.3%)。1-9月,台湾贸易顺差992.7亿美元,出口增长29.7%,进口增长22.0%。
Taiwan’s trade surplus widened to USD 12.40 billion in September from USD 7.10 billion a year earlier and below market expectations of a USD 15.66 billion surplus. Exports jumped 33.8% year-on-year to USD 54.25 billion, driven by strong growth in information, communication, and audio-video products (+86.9%) and electronic parts (+25.6%). Shipments rose to the US (+51.6%), ASEAN (+34.0%), Europe (+27.3%), Japan (+23.3%), and China & Hong Kong (+12.8%). Imports rose 25.1% to USD 41.86 billion, due to higher purchases of electronic parts (+42.7%), information and audio-video products (+70.0%), and machinery (+52.7%), despite a decline in mineral products (-11.3%). Import growth was led by increases from Korea (+54.2%), Europe (+34.1%), ASEAN (+23.9%), China & Hong Kong (+20.9%), and the US (+20.3%). From January to September, Taiwan’s trade surplus totaled USD 99.27 billion, with exports up 29.7% and imports rising 22.0%.