The total value of e-commerce sales transactions through B2C and C2C modes in the Taiwan market in 2012 is estimated at NT$660.5 billion (US$22.2 billion), increasing 17.4% from 2011, according to surveys conducted by the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III).
The total trade value consists of NT$382.5 billion or 57.91% for B2C and NT$278 billion or 42.09% for C2C.
So far 31.8% of B2C and C2C operators have begun to profit and 22.8% of them have generated sales revenues of over NT$1 million a year.
| III: Taiwan e-commerce trade value projections, 2013-2015 (NT$b) | ||
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| Forecast value | On-year growth |
| 2013 | 764.5 | 15.7% |
| 2014 | 879.6 | 15.1% |
| 2015 | 1,003.4 | 14.1% |
Source: III, compiled by Digitimes, November 2012
Article translated by Adam Hwang
