Taiwan's industrial production index in December last year increased by 0.5 percent compared to November and was up 6.3 percent year on year, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's seasonally adjusted industrial production index in December decreased 0.9 percent compared to the previous month, while rising by 6.6 percent year on year.
In 2016, Taiwan's seasonally adjusted industrial production index increased by 1.3 percent year on year.
In December last year, industrial output in the country's basic metal manufacturing sector rose by 2.1 percent and output of metal product manufacturing saw an increase of 0.5 percent, both compared to the previous month. In addition, on year-on-year basis, in December last year output of the basic metal manufacturing sector grew by 15.8 percent and the metal product manufacturing sector saw an increase of 2.7 percent in output.
Meanwhile, in December last year, production in Taiwan's machinery and equipment industry rose by 7.3 percent, while output in the automotive industry was down by 1.6 percent, both year on year.