Taiwan fastener exports showed a slight decrease of 1% to NT$29.0 billion in the second quarter of 2013 while import fell 18% to NT$1.0 billion compared with the same period of last year. The average price for fastener exports was NT$78.5/kg, down 3.2% year-on-year.The U.S. and EU remained the two largest consumers of Taiwan’s fasteners. Exports for fasteners from Taiwan to the U.S. increased 2% to 286, 000 tons in Q2. Exports to EU continued to contract due to EU’s negative economic condition. (…)
