PMI returns to expansion after 14 months of contraction

Taiwan's manufacturing activity returned to expansion in May, ending a 14-month period of contraction, as the export-oriented semiconductor and electronics industries enjoyed an increase in global demand, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said Monday.

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