Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 98.15 for February 2017, decreasing 7.21% on month but increasing 13.97% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 23.
| MOEA: Taiwan manufacturing production index, February 2017 | |||||
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| February 2017 | M/M | Y/Y | January-February 2017 average | Y/Y |
| All manufacturing industries | 98.15 | (7.21%) | 13.97% | 101.97 | 8.27% |
| IC and related industries | 168.15 | (8.69%) | 33.93% | 176.15 | 31.57% |
| TFT-LCD panel and component industries | 86.67 | (5.23%) | 16.92% | 89.06 | 10.99% |
| Computers, electronics and optical product industries | 64.41 | (3.52%) | 8.91% | 65.59 | (3.05%) |
Source: MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, March 2017
