Machine exports increase 20.6 percent: associationBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe nation’s machinery exports in the first two months of the year grew 20.6 percent year-on-year to US$5.298 billion, driven mainly by strong growth in semiconductor machines and electronic devices, the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry said yesterday. Machinery exports in the first two months reached NT$167.133 billion (US$5.25 billion), 15.9 percent higher than a year earlier, the association said in a report. Photo: Wu Chun-feng, Taipei Times“Machinery exports grew more than 20 percent in the first two months, indicating a recovery and stable growth in the overall machinery industry,” the association said. Over the same period, shipments of machine tools also increased 5.2 percent to US$287 million. The US, China and Japan remained the three largest buyers of Taiwanese machinery products in the first two months at US$1.453 billion, US$991 million and US$415 million respectively, the association said.

Source: Taipei Times March 10, 2026 17:13 UTC