The nation's export orders rose last month to a record high of US$28.03 billion from US$21.92 billion registered in February, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.
Last month's figure represents a 12.4 percent rise from the same month a year earlier, compared with an 8.17 percent year-on-year rise posted for February, it said.
In the first three months of the year, the nation received export orders worth US$75.88 billion, up 12.73 percent from the same period last year.
Export orders for information technology and communications products last month totaled US$6.64 billion, up 24.59 percent from a year earlier, mainly owing to robust market demand for notebook and desktop computers, the ministry said.
Orders for electronics products totaled US$6.20 billion, up 11.08 percent year-on-year, thanks to strong demand for memory products and consumer electronics, while export orders for basic metals and related products amounted to US$2.35 billion, up 11.34 percent over the previous year, the ministry said.
Export orders from Hong Kong and China rose 20.99 percent year-on-year to US$7.15 billion last month, the ministry said.
Orders from the US amounted to US$6.97 billion, up 3.61 percent year-on-year. Of US orders, orders for information technology and communications products were up by US$320 million, while orders for chemicals increased by US$50 million.
Orders from Japan increased 2.94 percent to US$2.80 billion, while orders from Europe jumped 24.13 percent to US$5.30 billion, it said.
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