Taiwan's GDP growth hits 6.51% in Q1 in advance estimate

Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.51 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter of this year, beating an earlier forecast of 5.92 percent made in February, largely due to a stronger than expected export performance, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday.

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