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Taiwan's exports down 8.3 percent in October
AFP - Saturday, November 8
TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's exports in October fell 8.3 percent from a year earlier largely on falling demand for electronic and precision products amid a global economic slump, the government said Friday.
Last month, the island's exports totalled 20.81 billion US dollars, down 1.88 billion dollars year-on-year, while imports fell seven percent to 17.86 billion dollars, the ministry of finance said.
Taiwan recorded a trade surplus of 2.95 billion dollars in October, down 15.3 percent from a year earlier, the ministry said.
"The fall in exports is a warning to Taiwan's economy. With uncertainty over the global economy ahead, the downside could be just a beginning," said Cheng Cheng-mount, chief economist of Citibank in Taiwan.
Two-way trade is the backbone of the island's economy, accounting for 40-50 percent of gross domestic product.
Exports of electronics products in October fell 8.4 percent from a year earlier to 5.51 billion dollars and sales of precision products lost 24.1 percent to 1.50 billion dollars, it said.
Taiwan's exports to China and Hong Kong in October fell 19.9 percent from a year earlier to 7.47 billion dollars and exports to the US declined 11.4 percent to 2.57 billion, while shipments to Japan rose 17.7 percent to 1.56 billion dollars.
In the first 10 months of this year, Taiwan's exports rose 11.9 percent to 225.24 billion dollars from a year earlier and imports gained 18.5 percent to 213.84 billion dollars.
The island posted a 45.5 percent fall in its trade surplus over the past 10 months.
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