3/5/2013 6:21:00 PM
NEWS BRIEF
Taiwan’s fastener export value fell 6% year-on-year to US$3.28 billion during January to November 2012, ChinaFastener.Info reports. The export volume dropped 5.48% to 1,167,699,744 kg in the same period.
During the period export value rose in three regions: North America (up 4.5% to US$1.28 billion); Central America (up 17.6% to $54.6 million); and Africa (up 22.4% to $23.4 million).
Export value declined among other trading partners, including the EU (down 15.5% to US$1.14 billion); Asia (down 9.5% to US$561.5 million); and “Australasia” (down 5.6% to US$75.3 million), according to ChinaFastener.Info.
Eleven-month export volume increased 3.5% to 477.65 million kg in North America; rose 11.4% to 19.9 million kg in Central America; and grew 18.4% to 7.4 million kg in Africa.
Volume declines included a 14.8% drop to 435.9 million kg in Europe, an 8.2% decline to 20.9 million kg in South America, and a 5.59% drop to 150.7 million kg in Asia. ©2013 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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