Taiwan August Export Orders Seen Rising for 18th Consecutive Month: Poll

Taiwan August Export Orders Seen Rising for 18th Consecutive Month: Poll
Trucks drive near containers at Keelung port, northern Taiwan on Oct. 30, 2015. Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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TAIPEI—Taiwan’s export orders likely rose in August for the 18th consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, buoyed by sustained demand for technology products during the COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season.

The median forecast from a poll of 18 economists expects export orders to jump 20.7 percent from the year-ago period. Forecasts for growth ranged from 18 percent to 24.5 percent.