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Taiwan Business Indicators in September 2010
Taiwan Business Indicators in September 2010
Press Release
Council for Economic Planning and Development
October 27, 2010
In September 2010, Taiwan Business Indicators indicated that the economy continued its steady growth. Among the indicators compiled by the Cabinet’s Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), the annualized six-month rate of change of leading index decreased 2.3 points, the trend-adjusted coincident index decreased by 0.1% from the previous month, and the overall monitoring indicator flashed the "yellow-red" signal.
1. Leading Indicators: With revised data, the composite leading index stood at 117.6, down by 0.4% from August. Its annualized six-month rate of change declined by 2.3 points to 1.8%, decreasing for the tenth consecutive month. Among the seven indicators making up the trend-adjusted index, index of producer's inventory for manufacturing, SEMI book-to-bill ratio, average monthly overtime in industry and services, index of export orders, building permits had negative cyclical movements from previous month. Real monetary aggregates M1B and stock price index had positive cyclical movements from previous month.
2. Coincident Indicators: With revised data, the coincident index stood at 124.4, up by 0.6% from August. Its trend-adjusted index decreased by 0.1% to 107.2. Among the seven indicators making up the trend-adjusted index, the industrial production index, real customs-cleared exports, and index of producer’s shipment for manufacturing had negative cyclical movements from previous month. The nonagricultural employment, sales index of wholesale, retail, and food services, real imports of machineries and electrical equipments, and electric power consumption had positive cyclical movements from previous month.
3. Lagging Indicators: With revised data, the lagging index stood at 124.1, up by 2.3% from August. Its trend-adjusted index rose by 1.7% to 106.9, increasing for the twelfth consecutive month. All the six indicators making up the trend-adjusted index had positive cyclical movements from previous month.
4. The Monitoring Indicators: The total score in September was down by 1 point to 37, changing the overall light signal from "red" to "yellow-red". Among the nine components, stock price index lost one point and changed its individual light signal from "yellow-red" to "green". The light signals for the rest of eight components remained unchanged.
~~ The next release is scheduled for November 26, 2010 ~~

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