While the city has been in decline during the last 20 years, it is still a center for wholesale goods and still has active mid- and small-scale firms. The structure of its industry does not differ vastly from Taiwan's.
近廿年來，大阪雖然漸趨沒落，但仍是批發商的集結地，中小企業也十分活躍，產業結構和台灣相去不遠。