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(2) Taiwan’s machinery exports for June hit US$2.73 Taiwan’s machinery exports saw an increase of 3.7%
billion, adding 3.7% from US$2.63 billion registered in the year on year in June this year alone based on US dollar
same period of last year. Calculated in Taiwan currency, the denomination, growing for five consecutive months and
value, however, represented a decrease of 4.2% year on resulting in a cumulative 5.3% growth for the first half of
year at NT$81.5 billion. this year. However, the June value was down 4.2% from
the same month of last year when calculated in NT dollar,
(3) Throughout the first half of this year, Taiwan’s which has recently surged much against US dollar in value
machinery industry shipped US$14.92 billion worth of only to hurt Taiwan’s export.
machines, a gain of 5.3% from the same period of last year.
In Taiwan currency, the value was around NT$476.7 billion, America and mainland China are Taiwan’s top two
rising 5.7% year on year. markets for machinery, with the Taiwan exports to the
mainland increasing a moderate 1.1% year on year in
(4) The top three categories that Taiwan’s machinery the first half of this year to US$3.41 billion whereas the
industry exported throughout the first half of this year were exports to America soaring 16.3% in the meantime to
inspection instruments, which accounted for 17.6% of the US$3.97 billion. The Taiwan exports to America jumped
Taiwan industry’s total with a value of US$2.62 billion and 19.0% in May and 23.6% in June as a result of the Trump
increased 12.4% from the comparable period of last year; Administration’s 90-day tariff pause ended on July 9, which
electronic equipment, which made up 16.0% with a value has caused a surge in shipments as businesses rush to
of US$2.38 billion and inched down 0.1% from the first half bring goods into the U.S. before tariffs increase.
of last year; and machine tool, which composed 6.8% with
a value of US$1.01 billion and lost 5.8% from the same Recently, NT dollar has surged against the US dollar
period of last year. much higher than any other Asian currencies did. In April,
the Taiwan currency surged almost out of control before
(5) The top three export destinations for Taiwan’s the go-go trajectory slowed down. The currency saw its
machinery in the first half of this year were the United new low point even hit NT$28.793 in July 4 after revaluing
States, which imported 26.6% of the Taiwan industry’s total through the NT$30 benchmark in June. When analyzing
exports with a value of US$3.97 billion; mainland China, major Asian currencies from April 1 through July 8, NT
which absorbed 22.9% with a value of US$3.41 billion; and dollar surged as much as 12.4%, South Korean won rose
Japan, which accounted for 8.0% with a value of US$1.19 6.7%, Japanese yen gained 2.1% and the Chinese yuan
billion. increased1.3%, badly hamstringing Taiwan’s machinery
industry both in export orders and profitability.

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