According to the statistics released by the Taiwan ministry of finance, Taiwan's iron and steel exports value in July this year amounted to USD 1.76 billion, increasing by 12.2% compared to June and up 31% compared to the same month of 2010, while its metal product exports value totaled USD 1 billion, up 14.75% compared to the previous month and up 21.4% compared to the same month of 2010.
Meanwhile, in July Taiwan's iron and steel imports value increased by 3.3% compared to the previous month and 8.4% YoY to USD 1.15 billion and its metal product imports value came to USD 1.03 billion down by 9.6% MoM and up by 9.4% YoY