Taiwan has an export-oriented economy. Analyzing the categories of products exported in 2007, we see that the bulk is heavy-industry related, coming to US $ 204.26 billion and making up 82.8 % of the total figure. This includes electrical equipment, electronics, steel and steel products, optical equipment, and machinery, exports of which increased by 11.3 % over the previous year.
我國以出口經濟為導向，分析 2007 年出口產品結構，仍以重化工業為主，總金額為 2,042.6 億美元，占出口總額 82.8％，包括電機、電子、鋼鐵及其製品、光學器材，以及機械等，較前一年增加了 11.3％。