Renee Chen Quotations

Growth in Taiwan's export orders may slow a bit in the first half, as the demand for electronics has fallen from its peak of the rebound cycle.

Taiwan's labor market is healthy and static. The unemployment rate is expected to remain around this level for the remainder of this year.

High global commodity prices should have helped to underpin the import value of raw materials, but imports of capital goods probably remained subdued.

Falling demand in Europe and Japan weakened the overall growth even as demand from China remained strong.