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 $2.46 billion, up by 3.7 percent compared to October last year and increasing by 3.9 percent compared to the previous month. In September, Taiwan’s basic metal and basic metal product orders had recorded a 5.2 percent decrease month on month.
In the January-October period of the current year, the country's basic metal and basic metal product export orders rose by 11.8 percent year on year to $24.92 billion.