The Taiwan m anufacturing sector expanded and accelerated following two months of deceleration . The seasonallyadjusted Taiwan Manufacturing PMI increased 1.2 percentage points to 65.2 percent in July and remained above 60.0percent for the ninth consecutive month. As the apparent decline in the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Taiwan, the Taiwan non-manufacturing sectors reversed it recent trend of contraction in the past two consecutive months and grew in July. The Taiwan NMI increased 7.2 percentage points to 53.2 percent.