In the first four months of 2010, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$ 44.26 billion, up by 67.9% year on year. Mainland’s export to Taiwan reached US$8.52 billion, up by 63.8% year on year and its import from Taiwan reached US$35.74 billion, up by 68.9% year on year.

In April, Mainland-Taiwan trade amounted to US$12.82 billion, up by 2.3% than that in March. Mainland’s export to Taiwan was US$2.51 billion, up by 8.7% than that in March. And Mainland’s import from Taiwan was US$10.31 billion, up by 0.9% than that in March.

In the first four months of 2010, 822 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, up by 38.4% year on year. The actual use of Taiwan capital rose by 44.7% year on year to US$720 million. In April, 227 Taiwan-invested projects were approved by Mainland, down by 13.7% compared with that in March. The actual use of Taiwan capital was US$140 million, down by 48.1% compared with that in March. By the end of April, the total number of accelerated projects approved by Mainland was 80,883, with the total actual use of Taiwan capital of US$ 50.26 billion.

Source: Ministry of Commerce Website