The CEPD plans that in the year 2000, when Taiwan is expected to join the ranks of the developed nations, the total trade surplus should only be about US $ 2.36 billion per year; at that point expenses and earnings will nearly be in balance.
因此，經建會在擬訂我國西元二千年邁入已開發國家的長期展望時，將我國貿易順差的目標訂為廿三．六億美元，也就是收支接近平衡。