Taiwan May Semiconductor Exports Rise 58.3% to $25.5 Billion

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Taiwan’s semiconductor exports rose 58.3% from a year earlier in May to $25.5 billion, according to the finance ministry, with chips accounting for 32.5% of the island’s total exports for the month. Overall exports increased 51.7% to $78.5 billion, while imports climbed 54.9% to $60.6 billion.

For January through May, semiconductor exports totaled $109.1 billion, up 46.5% from a year earlier. Imports of chip-production equipment rose 22.4% in May to $4.1 billion, taking the five-month total to $19.6 billion, up 23.9%.

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Taiwan’s semiconductor exports in May rose 58.3% year-on-year to US$25.5 billion, and for Jan-May up 46.5% to $109.1 billion, Taiwan’s finance ministry said, noting chips accounted for 32.5% of all May exports. Total exports hit $78.5 billi

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Why it matters: Taiwan's 58.3% YoY jump in May chip exports confirms AI-driven semiconductor demand is still surging, a mildly positive read-through for semis, but it is backward-looking government trade data already telegraphed by monthly TSMC sales.

At publish time: Headline number (58.3% YoY, $25.5B) is a strong growth print, but it is a monthly government trade statistic reporting May data, backward-looking and largely priced via TSMC's own monthly sales disclosures.

model confidence: medium

What happened next

1–2 weeks later

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Follow-ups confirm AI-driven export surge: Taiwan sees 2026 GDP above 10%, regional chip trade data strong; corroborates mildly positive semis read-through.

based on follow-up coverage

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