According to the data from the Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), in the first quarter of 2013 the estimated output value of the man-made fibers industry is shown to be 36.5 billion NT Dollars, with a 5.4% negative growth compared with the first quarter of 2012, accounting for 32% of the total textile industry outuput value; the textiles industry is estimated at 70 billion NT Dollars, with a 1.1% negative growth compared with the first quarter of 2012....
I.Industry development overview
II.Analysis of significant events
III.Future prospects
Figure 1 Fluctuations in cotton price during 20101.1~2013.4 period
Table 1 Statistics on Taiwan textile industry’s output values
Table 2 Statistics on Taiwan’s textile import and export
in the first quarter of 2013