TWSE-listed companies post 28 percent aggregate sales growthStaff writer, with CNAProduct sales by 946 companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) rose 28.12 percent to NT$2.48 trillion (US$87.98 billion) last month from a year earlier, as many of them escaped of the doldrums caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, exchange data showed last week. Among the 946 firms, 639 reported year-on-year sales growth, while 307 reported a decline, the exchange said. Photo: Chen Yung-chi, Taipei TimesElectronics firms with wide product portfolios recorded the highest year-on-year sales growth to NT$436.3 billion, or an aggregate growth of 79.4 percent, the data showed. Shipping companies posted sales of NT$90 billion last month, up 55.71 percent from a year earlier, on the back of increased freight rates, the exchange said. In the electronic components industry, aggregate sales rose 45.85 percent to NT$124.4 billion, the data showed.

Source: Taipei Times March 14, 2021 15:56 UTC