In September 2014, the total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries were 8.009 billion US dollars. The total exports from Taiwan to ASEAN were 4.958 billion US dollars, while the total imports from ASEAN to Taiwan were 3.051 billion US dollars. In comparison to September 2013, total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries has decreased by 0.607%, while Taiwan’s export to ASEAN countries experienced a 0.002% decrease and Taiwan’s import from ASEAN countries decreased by 1.574%. Singapore ranks the highest amongst ASEAN countries with a total trade volume of 2.380 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Singapore were 1.654 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Singapore were 0.726 billion US dollars). Malaysia is the second highest with a total trade volume of 1.577 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Malaysia were 0.695 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Malaysia were 0.882 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 December 10th, 2014.