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Taiwan exports drop

Technology exports from Taiwan are expected to decline in value this year by 8.4 percent to $37.7 billion--the first such decline in decades--according to the Market Intelligence Center, a market analysis company in Taipei. In the first half of the year, the value of technology exports declined 13 percent to $17.1 billion. Among product categories, notebook exports are expected to decline in value this year by 11 percent to $12 billion, although units will increase by 3 percent. Desktop exports will drop 9.2 percent in value to $7.1 billion, despite a 2.4 percent increase in units.

Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas.
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Technology exports from Taiwan are expected to decline in value this year by 8.4 percent to $37.7 billion--the first such decline in decades--according to the Market Intelligence Center, a market analysis company in Taipei. In the first half of the year, the value of technology exports declined 13 percent to $17.1 billion.

Among product categories, notebook exports are expected to decline in value this year by 11 percent to $12 billion, although units will increase by 3 percent. Desktop exports will drop 9.2 percent in value to $7.1 billion, despite a 2.4 percent increase in units.