MONTHLY TRADE STATISTICS 2007-2008
Dec. 2008
Table 1-1.  Comparison by Trade Value
	2008				2007				Comparison
	Current Month		Cumulative, Jan. to date		Current Month		Cumulative, Jan. to date		Current Month		Cumulative, Jan. to date
	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	Annual Change Rate (％)	Amount	Annual Change Rate (％)
1.Counted in N. T. Dollars (NT$ Hundred Million)
Total Trade Value	8,479.5	100.0	155,742.6	100.0	14,475.8	100.0	152,997.2	100.0	-5,996.3	-41.4	2,745.4	1.8
Total Exports	4,543.3	53.6	80,112.3	51.4	7,585.4	52.4	80,879.3	52.9	-3,042.1	-40.1	-767.0	-0.9
Exports	4,298.3	50.7	76,401.3	49.1	7,215.0	49.8	77,069.9	50.4	-2,916.7	-40.4	-668.6	-0.9
Re-exports	245.0	2.9	3,711.0	2.4	370.4	2.6	3,809.4	2.5	-125.4	-33.9	-98.4	-2.6
Total Imports	3,936.2	46.4	75,630.3	48.6	6,890.4	47.6	72,117.9	47.1	-2,954.2	-42.9	3,512.4	4.9
Imports	3,905.8	46.1	75,315.8	48.4	6,863.5	47.4	71,781.9	46.9	-2,957.7	-43.1	3,533.9	4.9
Re-imports	30.4	0.4	314.5	0.2	26.9	0.2	336.0	0.2	3.5	13.0	-21.5	-6.4
Trade Balance	607.1	---	4,482.0	---	695.0	---	8,761.4	---	-87.9	-12.6	-4,279.4	-48.8
2.Counted in U. S. Dollars (US$ Million)
Total Trade Value	25,421.1	100.0	496,478.5	100.0	44,736.9	100.0	465,929.1	100.0	-19,315.8	-43.2	30,549.4	6.6
Total Exports	13,639.6	53.7	255,655.5	51.5	23,476.9	52.5	246,677.3	52.9	-9,837.3	-41.9	8,978.2	3.6
Exports	12,904.1	50.8	243,828.7	49.1	22,330.4	49.9	235,058.4	50.4	-9,426.3	-42.2	8,770.3	3.7
Re-exports	735.5	2.9	11,826.8	2.4	1,146.5	2.6	11,618.9	2.5	-411.0	-35.8	207.9	1.8
Total Imports	11,781.5	46.3	240,823.0	48.5	21,260.0	47.5	219,251.8	47.1	-9,478.5	-44.6	21,571.2	9.8
Imports	11,690.4	46.0	239,827.8	48.3	21,177.0	47.3	218,230.3	46.8	-9,486.6	-44.8	21,597.5	9.9
Re-imports	91.1	0.4	995.2	0.2	83.0	0.2	1,021.5	0.2	8.1	9.8	-26.3	-2.6
Trade Balance	1,858.1	---	14,832.5	---	2,216.9	---	27,425.5	---	-358.8	-16.2	-12,593.0	-45.9
※ Note：1.(Total Exports)＝(Exports)＋(Re-exports),   (Total Imports)＝(Imports)＋(Re-imports).
2.(Total Trade Value)＝(Total Exports)＋(Total Imports)；  (Trade Balance)＝(Total Exports)－(Total Imports)
3.Re-exports refer to the foreign goods having been imported and re-exported abroad after inward simple processing or the goods subsequently resold or returned.
Re-imports refer to the domestic goods having been exported and re-imported to the ROC after being contracted outward for simple processing or the goods
subsequently returned.
UPDATE:2009/01/13