2026.05.2608:12:18UTC+00Taiwan Industrial Output Hits 13-Month Low

Industrial production in Taiwan increased by 14.16% year-on-year in April 2026, a sharp slowdown from the downwardly revised 26.12% surge recorded in March, which had been close to a sixteen-year high. This was the weakest annual growth since March 2025, reflecting a marked easing in manufacturing output (15.13% vs 28.03% in March). The moderation was particularly evident in electronic parts and components (11.47% vs 22.66%), computers, electronic and optical products (85.40% vs 146.26%), and basic metals (2.08% vs 5.70%).

At the same time, contractions in other sectors narrowed: mining and quarrying (-9.42% vs -9.69%) and electricity and gas supply (-0.49% vs -2.40%) both saw softer declines, while water supply output returned to growth (2.74% vs -0.10%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, industrial production rose 0.45% in April, picking up from a downwardly revised 0.02% increase in March.