Industrial production in Taiwan surged 28.51% year-on-year in January 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 23.08% increase in the previous month. This marked the strongest growth since May 2010, driven largely by manufacturing (30.05% vs 24.58% in December), particularly in electronic parts and components (25.21% vs 17.52%), integrated circuits (25.98% vs 18.3%), basic metals (4.88% vs -9.2%), and fabricated metal products (14.19% vs -0.94%). Overall industrial production was also supported by higher output in mining and quarrying (7.2% vs 0.37%) and a softer decline in electricity and gas supply (1.46% vs -3.85%). In contrast, output fell for water supply (-0.29% vs 0.15%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output declined 0.08%, reversing a 3.61% gain in December.