Taiwan's sales to ASEAN

Taiwan's sales to ASEAN

TAIPEI (AFP): The ASEAN group of nations were Taiwan's third largest export market for the eight months to August, officials said yesterday.

According to finance ministry statistics, Taiwan's exports to the Association Southeast Asian Nations totaled some US$10 billion in the January-August period.

The ASEAN countries -- Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunie and Vietnam -- accounted for 13 percent of Taiwan's overall exports, the officials said.

The United States and Hong Kong, the two largest export markets, bought $17.6 billion and $17.2 billion worth of products from Taiwan respectively, they added.