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Overseas Chinese Investment to Taiwan by Industry

(January 1952 ~ October 2007)                   (Unit: US$1,000)
IndustryCasePercentage of All CasesApproved AmountPercentage of Total Amount
Financial and Insurance752.58%1,335,047.4533.34%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2789.58%598,705.9514.95%
Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing1043.58%295,679.407.38%
Textiles Mills762.62%225,996.685.64%
Transportation and Storage983.38%199,282.614.98%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing1756.03%160,198.884.00%
Construction1705.86%142,198.983.55%
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing1103.79%130,549.043.26%
Accommodation and Food Services45715.75%119,738.572.99%
Chemical Material Manufacturing1143.93%103,311.062.58%
Wholesale and Retail Trade2348.06%74,710.181.87%
Food Manufacturing1244.27%73,566.771.84%
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing762.62%63,867.791.59%
Pulp, Paper and Paper Products Manufacturing381.31%62,413.181.56%
Information and Communication291.00%60,511.691.51%
Rubber Products Manufacturing1444.96%57,495.611.44%
Computers, Electronic and Optical Products Manufacturing341.17%51,271.281.28%
Financial Holdings311.07%47,214.781.18%
Leather, Fur and Related Products Manufacturing1535.27%42,005.691.05%
Electricity and Gas Supply1605.51%37,726.000.94%
Wood and Bamboo Products Manufacturing561.93%32,830.570.82%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Animal Husbandry732.52%28,056.850.70%
Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing160.55%14,775.390.37%
Mining and Quarrying40.14%10,971.970.27%
Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing20.07%7,898.000.20%
Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media00.00%5,089.170.13%
Medical Goods Manufacturing30.10%4,273.980.11%
Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing20.07%4,058.650.10%
Support Services220.76%3,257.130.08%
Wearing Apparel and Clothing Accessories Manufacturing20.07%2,744.000.07%
Chemical Products Manufacturing50.17%2,461.380.06%
Plastic Products Manufacturing40.14%1,513.650.04%
Manufacturing Not Elsewhere Classified70.24%1,252.380.03%
Real Estate60.21%1,010.260.03%
Basic Metal Manufacturing10.03%925.420.02%
Other Services100.34%591.560.01%
Water Supply and Remediation Services20.07%493.420.01%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation50.17%318.530.01%
Beverages Manufacturing10.03%272.040.01%
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing10.03%79.000.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing00.00%0.000.00%
Repair and Installation of Industrial Machinery and Equipment00.00%0.000.00%
Furniture Manufacturing00.00%0.000.00%
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security00.00%0.000.00%
Education00.00%0.000.00%
Human Health and Social Work Services00.00%0.000.00%
Total2,902100.00%4,004,364.95100.00%

 

Foreign Investment to Taiwan by Industry

(January 1952 ~ October 2007)                   (Unit: US$1,000)
IndustryCasePercentage of All CasesApproved AmountPercentage of Total Amount
Financial and Insurance 828 4.37%14,490,531.79 16.54%
Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing1,274 6.72%14,172,145.55 16.17%
Wholesale and Retail Trade5,252 27.70%8,124,399.64 9.27%
Computers, Electronic and Optical Products Manufacturing1,228 6.48%5,677,449.95 6.48%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing993 5.24%5,350,430.38 6.11%
Financial Holdings 969 5.11%5,221,600.33 5.96%
Information and Communication898 4.74%5,007,809.27 5.72%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,250 6.59%4,026,426.54 4.60%
Chemical Material Manufacturing481 2.54%3,695,661.67 4.22%
Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing 181 0.95%3,403,478.52 3.88%
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing754 3.98%2,797,762.79 3.19%
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing563 2.97%2,023,531.19 2.31%
Accommodation and Food Services1,021 5.39%1,639,173.69 1.87%
Food Manufacturing262 1.38%1,357,229.75 1.55%
Construction555 2.93%1,178,936.67 1.35%
Transportation and Storage309 1.63%1,115,529.83 1.27%
Basic Metal Manufacturing43 0.23%886,608.90 1.01%
Electricity and Gas Supply191 1.01%834,487.55 0.95%
Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing81 0.43%786,077.80 0.90%
Chemical Products Manufacturing134 0.71%710,415.41 0.81%
Real Estate149 0.79%631,158.33 0.72%
Textiles Mills99 0.52%525,007.64 0.60%
Rubber Products Manufacturing180 0.95%478,835.17 0.55%
Medical Goods Manufacturing39 0.21%441,647.07 0.50%
Support Services 352 1.86%433,696.84 0.49%
Other Services93 0.49%323,815.81 0.37%
Plastic Products Manufacturing92 0.49%304,439.60 0.35%
Manufacturing Not Elsewhere Classified 78 0.41%279,255.94 0.32%
Leather, Fur and Related Products Manufacturing133 0.70%273,961.25 0.31%
Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing64 0.34%232,194.55 0.27%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation70 0.37%217,172.61 0.25%
Water Supply and Remediation Services63 0.33%183,447.01 0.21%
Pulp, Paper and Paper Products Manufacturing60 0.32%165,710.82 0.19%
Wood and Bamboo Products Manufacturing53 0.28%129,649.25 0.15%
Tobacco Manufacturing1 0.01%123,211.92 0.14%
Beverages Manufacturing 19 0.10%104,648.79 0.12%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Animal Husbandry47 0.25%81,702.18 0.09%
Mining and Quarrying15 0.08%65,272.79 0.07%
Wearing Apparel and Clothing Accessories Manufacturing40 0.21%50,808.64 0.06%
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing3 0.02%33,005.97 0.04%
Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media22 0.12%18,957.95 0.02%
Furniture Manufacturing14 0.07%15,705.67 0.02%
Human Health and Social Work Services5 0.03%5,349.12 0.01%
Education1 0.01%1,698.93 0.00%
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security0 0.00%0.00 0.00%
Repair and Installation of Industrial Machinery and Equipment0 0.00%0.00 0.00%
Total18,959 100.00%87,620,041.06 100.00%

 

Overseas Chinese and Foreign Investment to Taiwan by Industry

(January 1952 ~ October 2007)                   (Unit: US$1,000)
IndustryCasePercentage of All CasesApproved AmountPercentage of Total Amount
Financial and Insurance903 4.13%15,825,579.24 17.27%
Electronic Parts and Components Manufacturing1,290 5.90%14,186,920.94 15.48%
Wholesale and Retail Trade5,485 25.09%8,199,087.78 8.95%
Computers, Electronic and Optical Products Manufacturing1,263 5.78%5,728,750.97 6.25%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing1,168 5.34%5,510,629.27 6.01%
Financial Holdings 1,000 4.57%5,268,815.11 5.75%
Information and Communication927 4.24%5,068,320.96 5.53%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,528 6.99%4,625,132.49 5.05%
Chemical Material Manufacturing595 2.72%3,798,972.73 4.15%
Non-metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing 285 1.30%3,699,157.92 4.04%
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing864 3.95%2,928,311.83 3.20%
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing639 2.92%2,087,398.98 2.28%
Accommodation and Food Services1,478 6.76%1,758,912.26 1.92%
Food Manufacturing386 1.77%1,430,796.51 1.56%
Construction725 3.32%1,321,135.65 1.44%
Transportation and Storage407 1.86%1,314,812.44 1.44%
Basic Metal Manufacturing44 0.20%887,534.33 0.97%
Electricity and Gas Supply351 1.61%872,213.55 0.95%
Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing83 0.38%793,975.80 0.87%
Textiles Mills175 0.80%751,004.32 0.82%
Chemical Products Manufacturing139 0.64%712,876.79 0.78%
Real Estate155 0.71%632,168.59 0.69%
Rubber Products Manufacturing324 1.48%536,330.78 0.59%
Medical Goods Manufacturing42 0.19%445,921.06 0.49%
Support Services 374 1.71%436,953.97 0.48%
Other Services103 0.47%324,407.36 0.35%
Leather, Fur and Related Products Manufacturing286 1.31%315,966.95 0.34%
Plastic Products Manufacturing96 0.44%305,953.25 0.33%
Manufacturing Not Elsewhere Classified85 0.39%280,508.32 0.31%
Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing66 0.30%236,253.20 0.26%
Pulp, Paper and Paper Products Manufacturing 98 0.45%228,124.00 0.25%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation75 0.34%217,491.14 0.24%
Water Supply and Remediation Services65 0.30%183,940.44 0.20%
Wood and Bamboo Products Manufacturing109 0.50%162,479.82 0.18%
Tobacco Manufacturing1 0.00%123,211.92 0.13%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Animal Husbandry120 0.55%109,759.03 0.12%
Beverages Manufacturing20 0.09%104,920.82 0.11%
Mining and Quarrying19 0.09%76,244.76 0.08%
Wearing Apparel and Clothing Accessories Manufacturing42 0.19%53,552.64 0.06%
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing4 0.02%33,084.97 0.04%
Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media22 0.10%24,047.13 0.03%
Furniture Manufacturing14 0.06%15,705.67 0.02%
Human Health and Social Work Services5 0.02%5,349.12 0.01%
Education1 0.00%1,698.93 0.00%
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security0 0.00%0.00 0.00%
Repair and Installation of Industrial Machinery and Equipment0 0.00%0.00 0.00%
Total21,861 100.00%91,624,413.72 100.00%

 

Source: Investment Commission, MOEA

 

(Updated November 2007)

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