Taiwan's manufacturing activity expands for 18th straight month

Manufacturing activity in Taiwan remained in expansion mode for the 18th consecutive month in December but profit margins in the industry could decline in the first half of next year due to supply chain bottlenecks, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said Thursday.

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