Taiwan sees unexpected exports slip

Taiwan's exports slipped last month, against a median forecast for a rise and dragged down by a fall in the value of IT and communications product shipments, raising questions over recent signs of a recovery for the region's exporters.

Exports fell 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, against a median forecast for growth of 1.78 per cent in a poll of 10 economists.

The island's finance minister had told parliament earlier in the week that the exports sector would contract for the month, although he did not give specific reasons.

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