According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in March this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.03 billion, down by 8.5 percent compared to March last year and increasing by 4.3 percent compared to the previous month. In February, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 2.5 percent decrease month on month.
In the January-March period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders fell by 6.5 percent year on year to $5.97 billion.