Computer, IT sector posts record salesNOT ALL WINNERS: Sales in the technical support and professional service sector fell 5 percent last quarter, with sales in the photography industry dropping 12.7 percentBy Natasha Li / Staff reporterCombined sales across the computer and information technology (IT) service sector last quarter hit a record of NT$90.8 billion (US$3.04 billion), increasing 7.3 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. Although the spread of COVID-19 has benefited the computer and IT service sector, it adversely affected the technical support and professional service sector, which posted its steepest decline in more than 10 years. Sales in the sector decreased 5 percent year-on-year to NT$69.1 billion amid waning market demand, the ministry said. Within the same sector, the management and consulting industry posted a 1.1 percent increase in sales to NT$18.3 billion due to growing corporate interest in renewable energies, Wang said. Rental sector sales rose 7.5 percent year-on-year to NT$35.3 billion as the transportation rental industry posted a 16.2 percent increase in sales to NT$24.1 billion, data showed.

Source: Taipei Times May 11, 2020 15:56 UTC