Export boom for Taiwan Even as the global economy remains sluggish, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) of the Executive Yuan has adjusted Taiwan's quarterly growth rate upward for two quarters in succession in 2002. The main force behind this continued growth is flourishing exports. It is estimated that the trade surplus for 2002 will exceed US $ 16 billion, the highest figure in the last 15 years.
貿易是台灣經濟的命脈在全球景氣一片慘澹之時，行政院主計處在二○○二年秋季連續二季調高季經濟成長率，支撐成長的主要動力，在於我國出口持續暢旺，預測二○○二年外貿順差將超過一百六十億美元，創下近十五年來的最高記錄。