Taiwan’s bike exports are booming

Taiwan’s bicycles achieved outstanding sales last year with 5.059 million units of exports, 17.61% growth over 1998, an export value of 1.503 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 20.31%, and an average unit price of 297.2 U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.29% over the previous year. It is expected that this year will remain stable. Growth situation.

TBEA preliminary statistics according to customs data, in January 2011 exports 444,900 units, although compared with the same month last year decreased by 8.55%, but the export value of 154 million US dollars, it grew 6.94%; due to the continuous appreciation of the NT dollar, converted the average export price of 347 US dollars, This is a significant increase of 16.94% from 296.74 U.S. dollars in the same month last year.

TBEA Luo Xiangan said that in 2009, affected by the global financial turmoil of the previous year, bicycle exports showed a declining trend, and in 2010 they rebounded significantly. Looking forward this year, the global economy is on the track of recovery. The industry will pay more attention to the rise of raw materials and exchange rate fluctuations, and respond in a timely manner.

In 1999, the bicycle export market was still the largest in the EU, with 3.502 million units exported, an increase of 25.67% over the previous year, an export value of 792 million US dollars, an annual increase of 26.77%, followed by the 752,000 North American Free Trade Zone, an increase of 4.17%, and exports. Value of 363 million US dollars, growth 12.58%; third is Japan, 232,000 units, 15.96% decline; fourth is Australia, 142,000 units, grow 22.46%.

As of January of this year, it exported 70,900 units to North America, a growth of 54.66% from the same month last year, and an export value of $39.2 million. The EU was 287,700 units, a decrease of 22.04%, and the value of exports was US$74.76 million, a decrease of 14.59%. Analyzed with Europe in the past two or three months, the weather was not good. There was a series of snowstorms and it was not conducive to outdoor riding.

Luo Xiangan stated that the 2011 Taipei International Bicycle Show will be on stage on March 16 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall. According to statistics from the Organizer's Foreign Trade Association, a total of 933 domestic and foreign manufacturers exhibited this year, using 3,057 booths, with a net display area of ​​approximately 27,500 square meters, the scale recreated a record high.

TBEA said that the scale of the Taipei show has surpassed the Interbike exhibition in the United States, leaping to the world's second largest exhibition, with the opening of Taipei, surrounded by innovative bicycles and Spare Parts selection awards and prized product display, the International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC) awards , free car ring race, bicycle outdoor test ride and many other activities.