Taiwan New Orders

Orders for Taiwanese exports rose by 25.1% year-on-year to USD 69.4 billion in October 2025, easing from a 30.5% surge in the previous month. Growth slowed for electronic products (35.9% vs 45.9% in September), information and communication products (28.4% vs 33.1%), optical, photographic, and cinematographic apparatus (2.9% vs 11.2%), and other categories (32.7% vs 37.2%). Moreover, orders continued to decline for textile products (-13.7% vs -2.4%), basic metals and articles thereof (-10% vs -6.3%), and transport equipment (-4.4% vs -2.8%), while they slipped for mineral products (-1.5% vs 5.8%). On the other hand, export orders increased at a faster pace for electrical machinery products (11.2% vs 8.3%), chemicals (4.4% vs 1.4%), and machinery (16% vs 11.4%). Among major destinations, export orders to the US surged 32.1%, while those to Europe rose 13.6%, and orders to Mainland China and Hong Kong were up 9.8%.