Trade volumes fell 22.9% per cent in January-November this year

According to the Ministry of Commerce Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, January-November this year, the mainland and Taiwan trade volume of 94.35 billion U.S. dollars, the year-on-year decline of 22.9%.　　Among them, the mainland exports 18.12 billion U.S. dollars to Taiwan, down 25.1%, from Taiwan imports 76.22 billion U.S. dollars, down 22.3%.　　Previous statistics showed that trade volumes fell 27.1% per cent in January-October this year.　　In January-November this year, the mainland approved Taiwanese investment projects of 2,237, up 6.9% year-on-year, the actual use of Taiwan-funded 1.62 billion U.S. dollars, the year-on-year reduction of 5.5%. As of the end of November this year, the mainland has approved a total of 79,743 Taiwan-funded projects, the actual use of Taiwan 49.28 billion U.S. dollars. According to the actual use of foreign capital statistics, Taiwan invested in mainland China accounted for 5.3% of the cumulative absorption of foreign investment.