Taiwan
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Country Profile
Australasia: Regional Profile
Dec 2018
Real GDP growth in New Zealand and Australia will be healthy in 2018. Unemployment fell in both New Zealand and Australia in 2017 and it will decrease again in 2018. Much of the region's past growth was due to China's voracious demand for ...
Country Profile
Taiwan: Country Profile
Dec 2018
Taiwan’s economy is growing below trend. Both consumer spending and exports can expect relatively subdued gains. An increase in public investment should help to shore up domestic demand. Private investment will rise moderately as a result of the ...
Country Profile
Asia Pacific: Regional Profile
Dec 2018
Driven by China and India, Asia’s developing economies saw healthy rates of growth in 2017. Japan’s economic prospects are less favourable however. Too many of Asia’s economies are excessively dependent on exports and large inflows of foreign ...
Country Briefing
Natural Resources: Taiwan
Dec 2018
Taiwan has relatively small agricultural and mining sectors, however, it is aiming to employ digital solutions to improve productivity. Agriculture in Taiwan is dominated by small-sized farms, striving to focus on high value-added and organic ...
Country Report
Packaged Food in Taiwan
Dec 2018
Packaged food in Taiwan continued to post robust growth in retail current value sales in 2018. Current value growth was bolstered by the positive performances of healthier and more novel or innovative categories like snack bars, savoury snacks, ...
Strategy Briefing
Metal Products in Asia Pacific
Dec 2018
Asia Pacific remains the world’s largest metal producer, led by booming Chinese industry. Growing global demand for and prices of iron, steel, precious and non-ferrous metals plays a significant role in the region’s industrial growth. China, Japan, ...
Strategy Briefing
Top 10 Energy-Producing Countries in 2030
Dec 2018
The energy sector is the key provider for many integral sectors in every economy, such as chemical products, utilities, transport, metal products manufacturing, etc. Over the 2017-2030 period, the energy industry is expected to experience stable ...
Country Report
Baked Goods in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Supermarket and convenience store chains are making active investments to enhance their production capabilities for artisanal unpackaged baked goods. For instance, Family Mart has invested nearly TWD2 billion into a baking factory specialising in ...
Country Report
Breakfast Cereals in Taiwan
Nov 2018
The Taiwanese are traditionally accustomed to hot breakfasts such as egg pancake rolls, radish cake and clay oven rolls. These are often cheap, widely available and are close substitutes for breakfast cereals; however, consumer demands are shifting. ...
Country Report
Processed Fruit and Vegetables in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Frozen processed vegetables posted healthy current value growth in 2018. The Taiwanese are increasingly aware of the importance of fibre intake, and manufacturers have responded by increasing the variety and quality of the assortment available, thus ...
Country Report
Processed Meat and Seafood in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Processed poultry and seafood are perceived as healthy and convenient sources of protein by consumers. Such perceptions tie in with consumers leading more-active lifestyles and watching the fat content in the meats they consume. Chicken breast that ...
Country Report
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Rice, pasta and noodles is a very stable category, as these products are perceived by consumers to be daily necessities. Growth was achieved across the main categories of rice, pasta and noodles, as these products are largely interchangeable, being ...
Country Report
Edible Oils in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Consumers in Taiwan are becoming more health conscious and so are increasingly willing to pay a premium for more exotic oils. Edible oils derived from coconuts, avocado, camellia and rice bran are growing in popularity thanks to their purported ...
Country Report
Ready Meals in Taiwan
Nov 2018
With a wave of food scandals rocking Taiwan over the last five years, consumers are paying more attention to the quality of ingredients used in ready meals. Manufacturers have attempted to signal their value to consumers by building their public ...
Country Report
Sauces, Dressings and Condiments in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Health and safety remained a priority for consumers in Taiwan in 2018, particularly in light of numerous food scandals over the last five years. Many consumers are thus purchasing what they perceive to be premium products with better ingredients. ...
Country Report
Soup in Taiwan
Nov 2018
The distribution of soup has traditionally been dominated by hypermarkets and supermarkets. In recent years, however, convenience stores have sought to tap into consumers’ growing appetite for quick food solutions by allocating more shelf space to ...
Country Report
Sweet Spreads in Taiwan
Nov 2018
New product development in sweet spreads is being driven by the health and wellness trend. Consumers are looking for naturally healthy products with no preservatives, artificial colours or additives. Manufacturers have thus innovated along these ...
Country Report
Pre-Paid Cards in Taiwan
Nov 2018
The four leading brands – EasyCard, Icash, I-PASS and HappyCash – account for the lion’s share of pre-paid cards in volume terms in Taiwan. The functions of these cards are increasingly overlapping. All can now be used on public transport, as well as...
Country Report
Charge Cards in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Charge card operators have made a notable shift in their approach to connecting with the younger generation of wealthy consumers. Increasing the appeal of charge card offerings and gaining the approval of this consumer group has stimulated demand. ...
Country Report
Credit Cards in Taiwan
Nov 2018
Cash back rewards have become central to the competition amongst credit card players in Taiwan. All companies have moved in this direction, due to the mounting pressures faced by Taiwanese consumers, including stagnant wages, inflation, low job ...
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