20.01.202608:18:20UTC+00Taiwan Export Orders Soar 43.8% to Record High

In December 2025, Taiwanese export orders reached an unprecedented USD 76.2 billion, marking a substantial 43.8% increase year-on-year, up from a 39.5% rise in November. This growth was primarily fueled by a marked uptick in demand for information and communication products, which soared by 88.1% compared to 69.4% the previous month. Machinery orders also saw significant improvement, rising by 17.2% from 6.9%, while orders for electrical machinery jumped 11.6%, up from 4.2%. Other sectors experienced growth as well, with a 26.7% increase compared to 21.8% in November, alongside recoveries in mineral products and optical, photographic, and cinematographic apparatus, which rose 22.2% and 13.1% respectively after previous declines. The downturn in transport equipment, plastics, and chemicals lessened, with reductions of -2.0%, -8.2%, and -0.4% respectively, improving from deeper slumps in November. Although electronic product orders continued to rise at 39.9%, the growth rate slowed from 47.9%. In terms of export destinations, orders to the United States surged by 55.3%, shipments to Europe increased by 47%, and orders from Mainland China and Hong Kong improved by 15%.