Five years before that, Japan had itself overtaken Germany as the world's leader. Today, Taiwan exports 8 million dozen umbrellas a year. Although Taiwan-made umbrellas are exported to more than 90 countries and territories, the largest market is the U.S., with North America accounting for 42 percent of all Taiwan's exports.
洋傘的銷路很大，國內國外都是一樣，世界各地對洋傘的需求量有增無已，有的地方取它實用的價值，有的地方，則純欣賞它裝飾性的美。