电子产品出口推动台湾经济回暖

Taiwan’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter, expanding by a weaker than expected 1 per cent as subdued domestic demand outweighed a pickup in overseas orders for electronics.

台湾经济第三季度重回增长轨道，尽管1%的增幅低于预期，原因在于海外电子产品订单的增长无法弥补岛内需求的减少。

Analysts had expected quarterly gross domestic product growth of 1.5 per cent, up from the 0.2 per cent contraction in the three months to June – the first quarterly contraction since 2010. Government economists blamed “frail domestic demand for the disappointing headline figure in a statement accompanying the data.

分析师此前预计台湾第三季度国内生产总值(GDP)将增长1.5%。台湾经济第二季度收缩0.2%，是2010年以来首次出现收缩。政府经济学家在针对最新经济数据的声明中称，整体数据令人失望的主要原因是“内部需求萎靡。

The government also lowered its full-year growth forecasts to 1.05 per cent from 1.66 per cent, and its forecasts for next year to 3.09 per cent from 3.67 per cent, citing weak consumption and uncertainty over the outlook for export markets.

同时，政府将今年全年增长预期从1.66%下调至1.05%，将明年的增长预期从3.67%下调至3.09%，原因是消费乏力，并且出口市场前景充满不确定性。

The slight rebound comes amid a recovery in the country’s exports, boosted in part by increased demand for electronics components in a period with many product launches, including computers running the new Windows operating system and the new Apple iPhone.

台湾经济略微回暖得益于出口复苏。近来许多公司发布新产品，包括搭载新Windows操作系统的计算机和新一代苹果(Apple)iPhone，提高了电子零部件的需求量。

Companies such as Fruitshop, a Taiwan-based design business, have been kept busy exporting accessories for the iPhone 5 and the new iPad around the world, even as consumer demand remains weak for non-Apple products, such as decorative headphones and bags.

设计公司Fruitshop等台湾企业一直忙着在向全球出口iPhone 5和新iPad的配件。不过装饰耳机和外壳装等非苹果产品的需求仍很疲弱。

TSMC, a contract chipmaker, recently reported record third-quarter net profit driven by Chinese demand for smartphones, while Hon Hai Precision, the Taiwanese assembler for many computer brands including Apple, posted stronger than expected earnings per share.

芯片制造商台湾积体电路制造股份有限公司(TSMC)最近公布的第三季度财报显示，其净利润创下新高，主要是受中国大陆智能手机需求的驱动。台湾鸿海精密(Hon Hai Precision)每股收益也高于预期,该公司为苹果等多个计算机品牌提供产品组装服务。

Taiwan has been particularly susceptible to falling demand among consumers in developed markets, as its gross exports account for about three-quarters of its overall GDP.

台湾出口额占GDP约四分之三。它对发达国家消费者需求的下降尤为敏感。

Exports were up 10.4 per cent year on year in September, the strongest increase since late 2011. The breakdown of the third-quarter GDP figure shows that investment and exports had improved from the previous quarter, while private consumption grew more slowly.

9月份，台湾出口同比增长10.4%，创下2011年末以来的最大增幅。从第三季度GDP数据的分析来看，第三季度投资和出口较上一季度有所改善，但个人消费增长却比较缓慢。