According to the statistics released by the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, in October this year Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.1 billion, up 4.1 percent compared to October last year and rising by 4.3 percent compared to the previous month. In September, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a two percent fall month on month.
In the January-October period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders declined by 5.3 percent year on year to $19.26 billion.