Overall manufacturing conditions improved as demand for AI, high-performance computing and cloud services continued to underpin orders, said Gordon Sun (孫明德), director of TIER’s Economic Forecasting Center. Taiwan Institute of Economic Research’s Economic Forecasting Center Director Gordon Sun, second left, attends a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Taiwan Institute of Economic ResearchHe cautioned that non-AI industries remain under pressure from weak global demand and intense competition from overseas. Manufacturers have gradually shaken off tariff-related disruptions and policy uncertainty this quarter, Sun said, adding that optimism for next year is building. Wholesalers benefited from stronger restocking activity by downstream clients, a weaker New Taiwan dollar and improving overseas demand, TIER said.
