Taiwan's foreign trade in 2000 posted its fastest growth in nearly a decade, with imports up 26.5 % and exports up 22 %. In contrast, share prices on the Taiwan Stock Exchange fell steadily over that same time period. A lack of confidence, not economic problems, appears to be the cause.
首先，去年全年進出口成長率分別為百分之二十六．五與百分之二十二，分別創下近十年來的新高，但同時，股票市場卻自去年中便一路下跌，反應的顯然是民眾的信心指數而非經濟實況。