Chip demand fuels recovery in machine exportsBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe nation’s machinery industry showed a strong recovery last year, with full-year exports rising 9.1 percent year-on-year to US$31.859 billion, the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry said in a report on Monday. It came as machinery exports continued to grow significantly last month, increasing 14.3 percent year-on-year and marking the 11th consecutive month of growth since February last year, the association said. Taiwan’s machinery exports comprise mainly inspection and testing equipment, electronic equipment and machine tools. Exports of inspection and testing equipment increased 15 percent to US$5.484 billion, and those of electronic equipment rose 10.2 percent to US$5.456 billion, while exports of machine tools fell 9.6 percent to US$2.004 billion last year, association data showed. For the whole of last year, exports to the US increased 16 percent to US$8.34 billion and those to China rose 5 percent to US$7.18 billion, association data showed.

Source: Taipei Times January 13, 2026 16:10 UTC