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Taiwan's exports rose less than expected in September, figures from the Ministry of Finance revealed on Friday.
Exports increased 29.2 percent year-on-year in September, after a 26.9 percent rise in August. Economists had forecast shipment to grow 25.0 percent.
Exports of parts of electronic product, information, communication and audio-video products, base metals and articles of base metal, plastics and rubber and articles thereof, and machinery increased in September.
Imports advanced to 40.4 percent annually in September, following a 46.2 percent rise in the previous month, while the rate was expected to rise to 41.2 percent.
The trade surplus totaled $6.446 billion in September, which was above the expected level of $4.2 billion.
