Foreign Trade (by commodity) 2008-2009

Unit: US$ million

Item
---------- Exports (Principal) --------- 2008 2009 Change(%)
2009/2008
Total

243,799.4

193,801.2

-20.5

Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies

36,959.2

34,593.2

-6.4

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

17,243.9

11,898.5

-31.0

Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other headings; lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter

17,533.5

10,783.8

-38.5

Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30

7,195.9

5,753.3

-20.0

Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 84.69 to 84.72

5,965.4

5,385.5

-9.7

Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes; mounted piezo-electric crystals

7,452.6

4,934.5

-33.8

Printed circuit

892.9

4,928.3

451.9

Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders

5,255.7

4,105.2

-21.9

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

3,888.0

3,681.3

-5.3

Polymers of styrene, in primary forms

3,154.6

2,671.3

-15.3

Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms

3,040.0

2,418.0

-20.5

Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel

2,822.6

2,374.6

-15.9

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05

2,263.2

2,162.4

-4.5

Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included

2,607.2

2,119.0

-18.7

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600mm or more

2,951.8

1,925.7

-34.8

Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

2,435.4

1,714.3

-29.6

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated

1,001.6

1,640.4

63.8

Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

1,766.4

1,502.8

-14.9

Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 54.04

1,764.5

1,471.5

-16.6

Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13

1,572.3

1,374.3

-12.6

Cyclic hydrocarbons

1,109.4

1,372.5

23.7

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated

2,217.0

1,357.0

-38.8

Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus

1,729.6

1,354.8

-21.7

Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording

1,440.9

1,296.2

-10.0

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 85.25 to 85.28

1,455.1

1,254.6

-13.8

----------- Imports (Principal) ----------- 2008 2009 Change(%)
2009/2008
Total

239,449.2

173,541.2

-27.5

Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies

27,341.4

24,674.8

-9.8

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

33,016.5

19,638.8

-40.5

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

12,289.7

6,375.9

-48.1

Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays

---

5,897.0

---

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

7,715.4

5,833.2

-24.4

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

7,677.7

4,529.5

-41.0

Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought

4,466.1

2,560.5

-42.7

Cyclic hydrocarbons

3,011.0

2,456.8

-18.4

Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included

2,632.2

2,327.7

-11.6

Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics

3,566.8

2,191.3

-38.6

Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes; mounted piezo-electric crystals

2,547.2

2,056.4

-19.3

Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28

858.3

1,930.7

124.9

Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel

3,661.1

1,739.5

-52.5

Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form

1,756.9

1,674.8

-4.7

Miscellaneous

1,518.0

1,631.7

7.5

Prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included

1,774.2

1,593.0

-10.2

Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

3,752.5

1,539.0

-59.0

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

1,304.1

1,516.4

16.3

Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale

1,390.9

1,455.2

4.6

Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 84.69 to 84.72

2,173.9

1,411.9

-35.1

Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

1,510.7

1,353.0

-10.4

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars

1,100.0

1,351.5

22.9

Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 90.28; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionizing radiations

1,890.7

1,346.3

-28.8

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

729.0

1,312.1

80.0

Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter

5,066.8

1,252.5

-75.3

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Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan)