In December 2014, the total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries were 7.213 billion US dollars. The total exports from Taiwan to ASEAN were 4.628 billion US dollars, while the total imports from ASEAN to Taiwan were 2.558 billion US dollars. In comparison to December 2013, total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries has increased by 6.4%, while Taiwan’s export to ASEAN countries experienced a 7.055% decrease and Taiwan’s import from ASEAN countries decreased by 5.202%. Singapore ranks the highest amongst ASEAN countries with a total trade volume of 2.225 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Singapore were 1.582 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Singapore were 0.643 billion US dollars). Malaysia is the second highest with a total trade volume of 1.245 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Malaysia were 0.699 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Malaysia were 0.546 billion US dollars). The export and import details of each ASEAN country are presented as the following table and chart.
unit: US $100 million
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Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, http://cus93.trade.gov.tw . Last viewed on March 5th, 2015.