Exports: Taiwan's textile and garment exports in November 2018 amounted to $772 million, down 6.3% from $824 million in November of the previous year (2017); Taiwan's textile and garment exports in January-November 2018 totaled $9.248 billion, up 0.3% from $9.217 billion in the same period of the previous year.
Imports: Taiwan's textile and garment imports in November 2018 amounted to US$317 million, up 6.0% from US$299 million in November of the previous year (2017); Taiwan's textile and garment imports in January-November 2018 totaled US$3.362 billion, up 97.7% from US$3.064 billion in the same period of the previous year.
Trade surplus: Taiwan's textile and garment trade surplus in November 2018 (= export value - Import value) amounted to 455 million US dollars, a decline of 13.3% over the previous year (2017) of 525 million US dollars in November; Taiwan's textile and garment trade surplus in January-November 2018 totaled 5.886 billion US dollars, a decrease of 43% over the same period of the previous year of 6.153 billion US dollars.
