Central banks across the APAC region cut interest rates through 2020 to mitigate economic strains stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. Many countries have little if any room for further cuts but will keep rates low until the global recovery strengthens. Fiscal policy and other monetary measures such as quantitative easing will need to be leveraged in these unprecedented times. The COVID-19 economic backlash prompted central banks across the APAC region...
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GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 2,407,370 | 2,269,152 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 2,437,411 | 2,279,423 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 684,173 | 624,514 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 5,070,550 | 4,690,405 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2020 Q3 | 1,100,100 | 1,180,898 | Mil. TWD, SA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 5,071,599 | 4,726,198 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 671,705 | 640,892 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q3 | 1,172,762 | 1,127,732 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2020 Q3 | 1,135,879 | 1,101,060 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2020 Q3 | 1,065,213 | 1,152,696 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, SA | Quarterly |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Dec 2020 | 103.47 | 103.29 | Index 2016=100, SA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Dec 2017 | 86.72 | 86.54 | Index 2011=100, NSA | Monthly |
Wholesale Price Index | Dec 2017 | 86.72 | 86.54 | Index 2011=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Labor Force Employment | Nov 2020 | 11,520 | 11,510 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Total Employment | Nov 2020 | 11,508 | 11,506 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Nov 2020 | 449 | 455 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Labor Force | Nov 2020 | 11,970 | 11,965 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Unemployment Rate | Nov 2020 | 3.75 | 3.8 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Tertiary Industries Employment | Nov 2020 | 6,899 | 6,892 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Agriculture Employment | Jan 2019 | 563 | 564 | Ths., NSA | Monthly |
Secondary Industries Employment | Jan 2019 | 4,093 | 4,094 | Ths., NSA | Monthly |
Wage & Salaries | Dec 2018 | 50,861 | 46,521 | TWD, NSA | Monthly |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Current Account Balance | 2020 Q3 | 28,651 | 20,453 | Mil. USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 3,329,209 | 2,939,282 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 2,202,636 | 2,114,880 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 900,572 | 665,862 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 2,428,637 | 2,273,420 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 846,213 | 593,835 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 3,048,849 | 2,708,715 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Government Revenues | 2020 | 2,942,279 | 2,931,855 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Annual |
Government Expenditures | 2020 | 3,075,800 | 2,911,645 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Annual |
Government Budget Balance | 2020 | -133,521 | 20,210 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Annual |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 21 Jan 2021 | 16,153 | 15,806 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Lending Rate | Nov 2020 | 2.44 | 2.44 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Nov 2020 | 0.26 | 0.35 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Nov 2020 | 0 | 0 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Money Market Rate | Nov 2020 | 0.4 | 0.41 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Retail Sales | Mar 2019 | 344,082,080 | 318,331,383 | Ths. TWD, NSA | Monthly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Industrial Production | Nov 2020 | 122.99 | 121.29 | Index 2016=100, NSA | Monthly |
Change in Inventories | 2020 Q3 | -57,541 | 48,523 | Mil. TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2020 Q3 | -60,697 | 53,953 | Mil. Ch. 2016 TWD, NSA | Quarterly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Births | Dec 2020 | 17,547 | 14,656 | #, NSA | Monthly |
Death Rate | Dec 2020 | 0.65 | 0.6 | # per Ths. pop., NSA | Monthly |
Deaths | Dec 2020 | 15,208 | 14,141 | #, NSA | Monthly |
Birth Rate | Dec 2020 | 0.74 | 0.62 | # per Ths. pop., NSA | Monthly |
Population | Dec 2020 | 23,561,236 | 23,563,356 | # EOM, NSA | Monthly |
Net Migration | 2019 | 12,718 | 8,888 | #, NSA | Annual |