Taiwan fastener exports to the U.S. rose 8.3% to 57,139 tons in April, ChinaFastener.Info reports. The average price was $2.77/kg, up 0.5% from March and up 1.26% from April 2018.

In the first four months of 2019, Taiwan fastener exports to the U.S. increased 10.2% to 236,377 tons, according to ChinaFastener.Info. The average price improved 0.32% to $2.73 /kg.

In 2018, Taiwan fastener exports to the U.S. grew 7.1% to 698,155 tons, with the average price up 7.7% to $2.738/kg, ChinaFastener.Info reports. Total export value rose to a record $1.91 billion worth of fasteners, up 15.4% from the previous year.