FX.co ★ Taiwan Export Orders Exceed Forecasts

In September 2025, Taiwanese export orders reached an unprecedented high, escalating by 30.5% compared to the previous year, amounting to USD 70.2 billion. This remarkable growth outstripped the 19.5% increase observed in August and exceeded market predictions, which stood at a 17.8% rise. Key contributors to this surge were significant increases in export orders for information and communication products, which soared by 33.1% from August's 20.6%, as well as machinery, which rose 11.4% compared to a previous 3% increase. Orders for electronic products jumped 45.9% up from 39.5%, while optical and photographic instruments climbed 11.2% from 9.8%. Moreover, orders for various other goods increased by 37.2% from the 13% recorded earlier. There was also a noteworthy recovery in orders for electrical machinery, which rose 8.3% after previously declining by 2%, and mineral products, which saw a 5.8% increase following a prior 9.1% drop. Meanwhile, the decrease in orders for chemicals slowed to 1.4% from 9.5%, and for transport equipment, the decline moderated to 2.8% from 18.1%. However, orders for textiles continued to fall, albeit at a slower rate of 2.4% compared to the previous 0.8% drop. Examining destinations, exports saw significant increases to ASEAN countries with a 57.5% rise, followed by notable growth to the US at 40.2%, Japan at 22.8%, and Europe at 16.9%.