Taiwan's export orders increased at a faster-than-expected pace in May, data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed on Wednesday.
Export orders rose 9.5 percent year-on-year in May. That was well above the 5.6 percent rise expected by economists.
Orders for mineral products grew the most, by 171.2 percent, annually in May, and those for information and communication products increased 22.0 percent.
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