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Taiwan's July export orders fall again, but demand from China picks up

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Published Mon, Aug 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Taipei

TAIWAN'S export orders in July contracted for the 16th straight month as global demand for technology pro-ducts stayed weak, but Chinese orders grew in a sign of recovering factory activity.

The island's tech manufacturers have cut their sales forecasts amid weak global growth and a China slowdown, but have been cautiously optimistic that demand for consumer electronics would pick up ahead of the year-end festive season and the anticipated launch of Apple's new model iPhone.

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