Taiwan's economy slowed further last month with the index of leading indicators down 1.5 percent from March, when it fell 0.4 percent, official figures showed Friday.
The April showing signaled a "yellow-blue light" which indicates a slowdown in the economy, said the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD).
It was the second such showing in a row since June 2003, the council said. The March showing also signaled a "yellow-blue light."
The CEPD uses a five-level spectrum to gauge domestic economic health, with blue indicating recession, yellow-blue a slowdown, green steady growth, yellow-red a slight overheating and red an absolute overheating.
A separate index of coincident indicators, which measure the current pace of economic activity, fell 0.1 percent from March when they were down 1.4 percent.
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