Taiwan: Industrial production speeds up in January
Latest reading: Industrial production rose 28.5% in annual terms in January, following a 23.1% increase in the prior month. January’s reading was the strongest since May 2010, but was partly flattered by the timing of the Lunar New Year, which fell in February in 2026 vs January in 2025.
Relative to the prior month’s data, readings in January improved for manufacturing (+30.1% in annual terms vs +24.6% in December), electricity and gas supply (-1.5% vs -3.9% in December) and mining and quarrying (+7.2% vs +0.4% in December). In contrast, the reading for water supply softened in January (-0.3% vs +0.2% in December).
In seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms, industrial production declined 0.1% in January, following 3.6% growth in the prior month.