In June this year, the value of Taiwan’s iron and steel exports moved down by 16.4 percent year on year to $1.19 billion, according to the statistics issued by Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance. In the given month, the country’s iron and steel import value totaled $942 million, decreasing by 15.6 percent year on year.
In the first half of the year, the value of Taiwan’s iron and steel exports decreased by 8.2 percent to $7.52 billion, while the value of the country’s imports of iron and steel totaled $6.06 billion, down by 4.3 percent, both on year-on-year basis.