Imports to Taiwan increased 14.6% year-on-year to USD 39.22 billion in October, slowing from a 25.1% increase in the previous month. The increase was driven by higher purchases of electronic parts (+22.4%), information and audio-video products (+90.0%), and machinery (+17.1%), partly offset by a decline in mineral products (-12.0%). Import growth was strongest from ASEAN (+21.8%), the US (+17.7%), and Korea (+12.1%), while shipments from Europe slipped 8.1%. From January to October, Taiwan’s trade surplus totaled USD 121.82 billion, with exports up 31.8% and imports rising 21.3% year-on-year.