Orders for Taiwanese exports rose 47.2% year-on-year to USD 89.48 billion in May 2026, slightly below the 48.1% increase recorded in April. The slowdown was mainly due to weaker demand for information and communication products (up 67.2% vs 89.7% in April), electrical machinery (7.6% vs 14.1%), machinery (22.5% vs 23.4%), and mineral products (53.1% vs 70.3%).
Export orders for optical, photographic, and cinematographic equipment declined (-1.7% vs +5.8% previously), while orders for transport equipment extended their fall (-1.4% vs -0.9%).
By contrast, demand strengthened for electronic products (61.2% vs 45.9%) and basic metals (9.6% vs 4.5%). Growth remained strong across major export markets, led by the US (63.9%), followed by Europe (48.7%), Mainland China and Hong Kong (37.5%), ASEAN countries (31.6%), and Japan (29.1%).
