Taiwan's exports rose at their fastest rate in over two years in October, signalling year-end shopping demand for high-technology goods remains on track, powered by Apple Inc's latest smartphones.
Shipments related to microchips and smartphone components last month rose by double-digit percentages, extending September's gains, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Monday.
Apple late last month projected record revenue for its current, holiday-dominated quarter even as it its bigger iPhone 7 Plus model was in short supply.
The guts of the iPhone 7 models are made up of components churned out by Taiwan's tech supply chain, and the island's export trends are a key gauge of global demand for tech gadgets.