Taiwan's Ministry of Finance puts monthly exports at US$87.22 billion and the trade surplus at US$23.63 billion

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Taiwan's Ministry of Finance puts monthly exports at US$87.22 billion and the trade surplus at US$23.63 billion

22 October 2026

The Ministry of Finance's latest summary of customs trade covers September 2026.
Total exports expanded by 60.9% year on year to US$87.22 billion.
Total imports rose by 51.7% from a year earlier to US$63.59 billion.
The trade balance for the month was favourable, amounting to US$23.63 billion.
The figures are the customs-basis series that the ministry releases monthly, separate from the export-orders series kept by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Exports: US$87.22 billion Imports: US$63.59 billion Trade balance: US$23.63 billion Export growth: 60.9%

Why it matters for exams: Monthly trade values and the surplus of a chip-exporting economy are standard data questions in bank and UPSC economy papers.

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22 October 2026 Source: Ministry of Finance, Republic of China (Taiwan)

In plain words

Trade balance Trade balance — Exports minus imports of goods, called favourable when exports are larger.

MOF Ministry of Finance — The Taiwan ministry that publishes customs-basis export and import statistics.