According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in December last year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.18 billion, up 13.4 percent compared to December 2015 and rising by 2.2 percent compared to the previous month. In November, Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 1.8 percent rise month on month.
In 2016, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders declined by 2.3 percent year on year to $23.58 billion.