MONTHLY TRADE STATISTICS 2008-2009
Dec. 2009
Table 1-1.  Comparison by Trade Value
	2009				2008				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	12,376.1	100.0	124,765.9	100.0	8,473.5	100.0	155,614.7	100.0	3,902.6	46.1	-30,848.8	-19.8
Total Exports	6,443.7	52.1	67,096.5	53.8	4,541.3	53.6	80,103.8	51.5	1,902.4	41.9	-13,007.3	-16.2
Exports	6,161.0	49.8	63,842.3	51.2	4,296.4	50.7	76,393.2	49.1	1,864.6	43.4	-12,550.9	-16.4
Re-exports	282.7	2.3	3,254.2	2.6	244.9	2.9	3,710.6	2.4	37.8	15.4	-456.4	-12.3
Total Imports	5,932.4	47.9	57,669.4	46.2	3,932.2	46.4	75,510.9	48.5	2,000.2	50.9	-17,841.5	-23.6
Imports	5,887.6	47.6	57,371.4	46.0	3,901.7	46.0	75,196.4	48.3	1,985.9	50.9	-17,825.0	-23.7
Re-imports	44.8	0.4	298.0	0.2	30.5	0.4	314.5	0.2	14.3	46.9	-16.5	-5.2
Trade Balance	511.3	---	9,427.1	---	609.1	---	4,592.9	---	-97.8	-16.1	4,834.2	105.3
2.Counted in U. S. Dollars (US$ Million)
Total Trade Value	38,413.9	100.0	378,361.7	100.0	25,403.2	100.0	496,076.9	100.0	13,010.7	51.2	-117,715.2	-23.7
Total Exports	20,030.2	52.1	203,698.4	53.8	13,633.7	53.7	255,629.1	51.5	6,396.5	46.9	-51,930.7	-20.3
Exports	19,151.5	49.9	193,828.5	51.2	12,898.2	50.8	243,803.4	49.1	6,253.3	48.5	-49,974.9	-20.5
Re-exports	878.7	2.3	9,869.9	2.6	735.5	2.9	11,825.7	2.4	143.2	19.5	-1,955.8	-16.5
Total Imports	18,383.7	47.9	174,663.3	46.2	11,769.5	46.3	240,447.8	48.5	6,614.2	56.2	-65,784.5	-27.4
Imports	18,244.8	47.5	173,763.0	45.9	11,678.3	46.0	239,452.6	48.3	6,566.5	56.2	-65,689.6	-27.4
Re-imports	138.9	0.4	900.3	0.2	91.2	0.4	995.2	0.2	47.7	52.3	-94.9	-9.5
Trade Balance	1,646.5	---	29,035.1	---	1,864.2	---	15,181.3	---	-217.7	-11.7	13,853.8	91.3
※ 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:2010/01/13