Taiwan's manufacturing sector shows sluggish growth

The local manufacturing sector dropped slightly in September due to a spate of typhoons that hit Taiwan in that month, which reduced the number of working days in Taiwan, according to a survey released Monday by the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER).

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