In March 2014, the total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries were 8.628 billion US dollars. The total exports from Taiwan to ASEAN were 5.479 billion US dollars, while the total imports from ASEAN to Taiwan were 3.149 billion US dollars. In comparison to March 2013, total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries has increased by 11.67%, while Taiwan’s export to ASEAN countries experienced a 5.717% increase and Taiwan’s import from ASEAN countries increased by 23.498%. Singapore ranks the highest amongst ASEAN countries with a total trade volume of 2.639 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Singapore were 1.894 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Singapore were 0.745 billion US dollars). Malaysia is the second highest with a total trade volume of 1.664 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Malaysia were 0.797 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Malaysia were 0.867 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 June 3rd, 2014.