Taiwan Lifts 2019 Growth Projection
16 August 2019 - 4:43PM
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Taiwan's economic growth outlook for 2019 was revised up as the
region is expected to withstand the adverse impact from trade
protectionism and weak global growth.
Real gross domestic product is forecast to grow 2.46 percent in
2019, compared to 2.19 percent projected in May, the
Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, or DGBAS,
said Friday.
At the same time, outlook for inflation was revised down
slightly to 0.67 percent from 0.71 percent estimated in May.
In 2020, the trade-reliant economy is forecast to expand 2.58
percent and inflation to rise to 0.82 percent.
According to preliminary estimate, real GDP grew 2.40 percent in
the second quarter of 2019 from the previous year, which was faster
than the revised 1.83 percent expansion seen in the first
quarter.
On a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally-adjusted annualized basis,
the economy grew 2.72 percent.
On the demand side, real private final consumption grew at a
faster pace of 1.55 percent annually in the second quarter, mainly
reflecting the growing sales of cars and boutiques.
Gross fixed capital formation climbed 7.51 percent, primarily
due to the increase in machinery and equipments investment as well
as transport equipments.
In addition, real exports of goods and services grew 4.13
percent on strong demand for information, communication and
audio-video products, as well as refined petroleum products. At the
same time, imports grew 3.68 percent.
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