According to the Ministry of Finance, Taiwan's exports in December 2008 were only US $ 13.64 billion, down by 42 % year-on-year and off for a fourth straight month, while imports plunged by 45 % to US $ 11.78 billion. These were the steepest drops in history. But the worst is yet to come.
根據財政部統計，去 (2008) 年 12 月，我國出口值僅有 136.4 億美元，較前一年同期劇降 42 %，並已連續衰退 4 個月；進口更為低迷，僅有 117.8 億美元，減幅為 45 %，雙雙創下歷年最大衰退幅度，且估計景氣尚未落底，今年第一季仍難以樂觀。