Industrial production surges 16.42%MORE GROWTH: The manufacturing production index is this month expected to rise up to 16.8 percent, with full-year growth potentially hitting a new high, an official saidBy Meryl Kao / Staff reporterThe industrial production index rose 16.42 percent year-on-year to 119.31 last month, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications that boosted output of information and communications technology and electronics products, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. The manufacturing production index, which comprises 94.63 percent of the industrial production index, increased 17.35 percent to 120.84 last month, recording the 21st consecutive month of annual growth and exceeding the ministry’s forecast of 113.9 to 117.9, it said. In the first 11 months of this year, the industrial and manufacturing production indices rose 16.25 percent and 17.38 percent respectively from the same period last year, ministry data showed. While production momentum for information and electronic products is expected to remain strong this month, traditional industries continue to face intense overseas competition and weak demand, Chen said. The ministry forecast the manufacturing production index in the fourth quarter to rise 15.1 percent to 16.4 percent year-on-year to between 119.91 and 121.25, she said.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2025 16:55 UTC