Industrial production down for 15th straight month in August

Taiwan's industrial production fell by more than 10 percent from a year earlier in August, marking the 15th consecutive month of a year-on-year decline as the exports-oriented local economy continued to feel the pinch from weak global consumer demand, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Saturday.

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