Taiwan received export orders worth US$35.646 billion in October 2010, representing the second highest ever monthly level next to US$35.980 billion in September 2010 and increasing by 12.26% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
IT/communication products and electronic products were the top two categories in terms of export order value in October, with the former generating US$9.216 billion and the latter US$8.818 billion.
The January-October cumulative value stood at US$334.410 billion, rising by 28.89% on year.
| MOEA: Taiwan export orders by main markets (US$b) |
| Market | October 2010 | January-October 2010 |
| Amount | Proportion | Y/Y | Amount | Proportion | Y/Y |
| China (including Hong Kong) | 8.547 | 23.98% | 6.03% | 90.021 | 26.92% | 29.53% |
| US | 7.785 | 21.84% | 9.69% | 70.975 | 21.22% | 20.44% |
| Europe | 7.061 | 19.81% | 18.45% | 57.778 | 17.28% | 25.35% |
| Japan | 4.318 | 12.11% | 13.87% | 39.672 | 11.86% | 46.62% |
Source: MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, November 2010