MONTHLY TRADE STATISTICS 2007-2008
Aug. 2008
Table 1-1.  Comparison by Trade Value
	2008				2007				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	15,584.0	100.0	110,655.8	100.0	12,961.3	100.0	98,407.5	100.0	2,622.7	20.2	12,248.3	12.4
Total Exports	7,774.8	49.9	56,419.0	51.0	7,006.3	54.1	51,482.1	52.3	768.5	11.0	4,936.9	9.6
Exports	7,387.0	47.4	53,858.6	48.7	6,678.5	51.5	49,043.6	49.8	708.5	10.6	4,815.0	9.8
Re-exports	387.8	2.5	2,560.4	2.3	327.8	2.5	2,438.5	2.5	60.0	18.3	121.9	5.0
Total Imports	7,809.2	50.1	54,236.8	49.0	5,955.0	45.9	46,925.4	47.7	1,854.2	31.1	7,311.4	15.6
Imports	7,780.7	49.9	54,038.4	48.8	5,925.5	45.7	46,697.9	47.5	1,855.2	31.3	7,340.5	15.7
Re-imports	28.5	0.2	198.4	0.2	29.5	0.2	227.5	0.2	-1.0	-3.4	-29.1	-12.8
Trade Balance	-34.4	---	2,182.2	---	1,051.3	---	4,556.7	---	-1,085.7	---	-2,374.5	-52.1
2.Counted in U. S. Dollars (US$ Million)
Total Trade Value	50,531.7	100.0	357,705.0	100.0	39,389.3	100.0	298,583.3	100.0	11,142.4	28.3	59,121.7	19.8
Total Exports	25,250.9	50.0	182,636.8	51.1	21,321.8	54.1	156,432.8	52.4	3,929.1	18.4	26,204.0	16.8
Exports	23,991.7	47.5	174,349.8	48.7	20,324.0	51.6	149,022.2	49.9	3,667.7	18.0	25,327.6	17.0
Re-exports	1,259.2	2.5	8,287.0	2.3	997.8	2.5	7,410.6	2.5	261.4	26.2	876.4	11.8
Total Imports	25,280.8	50.0	175,068.2	48.9	18,067.5	45.9	142,150.5	47.6	7,213.3	39.9	32,917.7	23.2
Imports	25,188.6	49.8	174,427.9	48.8	17,978.0	45.6	141,461.0	47.4	7,210.6	40.1	32,966.9	23.3
Re-imports	92.2	0.2	640.3	0.2	89.5	0.2	689.5	0.2	2.7	3.0	-49.2	-7.1
Trade Balance	-29.9	---	7,568.6	---	3,254.3	---	14,282.3	---	-3,284.2	---	-6,713.7	-47.0
※ 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:2008/09/11