台湾工业生产在2024年3月同比增长3.99%，从上月修正后的1.31%的下降中反弹。制造业的产量恢复（4.01%对2月份的-1.39%），而电力和天然气供应的产量增长更快（4.28%对0.7%）。此外，采矿和采石业的产出下降速度较慢（-11.63%对-16.08%）。另一方面，供水产量下降（-0.58%对2.53%）。经季节性调整后的月度工业活动在3月份下降了0.84%，扭转了前一个月经向下修正后下降了3.33%的趋势。

Industrial production in Taiwan rose 3.99% year-on-year in March 2024, rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.31% decline in the previous month. Output recovered for manufacturing (4.01% vs -1.39% in February), while production increased faster for electricity and gas supply (4.28% vs 0.7%). Additionally, output fell at a softer pace for mining and quarrying (-11.63% vs -16.08%). On the other hand, production shrank for water supply (-0.58% vs 2.53%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity dropped by 0.84% in March, reversing a downwardly revised 3.33% decrease in the prior month.

台湾零售额从上月9.3%的八个月高位放缓至2024年3月的0.7%。纺织品和服装（5.5%比2月份的24.2%）、家用电器和商品（0.2%比9.6%）、医药和医疗用品及化妆品（3.5%比9.7%）以及其他专卖店零售额（0.3%比5.9%）的销售额大幅放缓。与此同时，文化和娱乐用品的贸易有所缓解（5%对6.5%），而商店或摊位以外的零售贸易（2.4%对3.2%）。此外，食品、饮料和烟草（-2.8%对10.9%）以及信息和通信设备及家用电器（-2.6%对10.1%）的销售额暴跌。3月份零售额环比增长3.6%，较上月下降12.1%有所回升。

Retail Sales in Taiwan slowed to 0.7% year-on-year in March 2024 from an eight-month high of 9.3% rise in the previous month. Sales sharply slowed for textiles & clothing (5.5% vs 24.2% in February), household appliances & goods (0.2% vs 9.6%), pharmaceutical & medical goods & cosmetics (3.5% vs 9.7%), and other retail sales in specialized stores (0.3% vs 5.9%). At the same time, trade eased for cultural & recreation goods (5% vs 6.5%), and retail trade not in stores or stalls (2.4% vs 3.2%). Moreover, sales tumbled for food, beverages, & tobacco (-2.8% vs 10.9%) and information & communications equipment & electrical household appliances (-2.6% vs 10.1%). On a monthly basis, retail sales grew 3.6% in March, recovering from a 12.1% drop in the prior month.

2024年3月，台湾出口订单同比增长1.2%，达到471.6亿美元，较上月下降10.4%有所恢复。这一增长主要是由电子产品订单的强劲反弹推动的（2月份为12%对-4.3%）、信息和通信产品订单（4.3%对-11.3%）以及矿产品订单（1.3%对-4.9%）。此外，对光学、摄影和电影设备的需求进一步增加（11.8%对6.7%）。与此同时，电机产品（-8.7%对-23.3%）、机械产品（-13.9%对-15.3%），纺织产品（-6.4%对-20.4%）和基本金属（-10.4%对-16.1%）的订单下降幅度较小。在主要贸易伙伴中，需求上升到香港和中国（7.7%），以及东盟国家（19.3%），而下降到日本（-18%）、美国（-2.2%）和欧洲（-6.2%）。

Orders for Taiwanese exports rose 1.2% year-on-year to USD 47.16 billion in March 2024, recovering from a 10.4% drop in the previous month. The upturn was mainly driven by a strong rebound in orders for electronic products (12% vs -4.3% in February), information & communication products (4.3% vs -11.3%), and mineral products (1.3% vs -4.9%). Additionally, demand rose further for optical, photographic, cinematographic apparatus (11.8% vs 6.7%). At the same time, orders declined at a softer rate for electrical machinery products (-8.7% vs -23.3%), machineries (-13.9% vs -15.3%), textile products (-6.4% vs -20.4%), and basic metals (-10.4% vs -16.1%). Among major trade partners, demand went up to Hong Kong & China (7.7%), and ASEAN countries (19.3%), while it fell to Japan (-18%), the US (-2.2%), and Europe (-6.2%).

2024年3月，经季节性调整的失业率为3.4%，与上月持平。失业人数比上月增加了1000人，达到40.8万人，而就业人数增加了1.6万人，达到1158.4万人。与此同时，劳动力参与率从上月的59.23%上升到3月份的59.27%。

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came at 3.4% in March 2024, the same as in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons rose by 1 thousand from a month earlier to 408 thousand, while employment grew by 16 thousand to 11.584 million. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate ticked higher to 59.27% in March from 59.23% in the preceding month.