APPENDIX 1-1  Summary of Key Statistics 
 
           
Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
Population          
    Year-end Population                             (10 000 persons) 2241 2252 2261 2269 2277
    Natural Grouth Rate                                                 (‰) 5.94 5.29 4.27 3.59 2.92
    Population Density                                (persons/sq.km) 619 622 625 627 629
    Sex Ratio                                                   (Famale=100) 104 104 104 104 103
    Divorce Rate                                (couple/1000 persons) 2.53 2.73 2.87 2.77 2.75
Labour Force and Employment          
  Labour Force                                           (10 000 persons) 983 997 1008 1024 1037
  Labour Force Participation Rate                                  (%) 57 57 57 58 58
      Male 68 68 68 68 68
      Female 46 47 47 48 48
  Employed Persons at Industry as Percentage of Total(%) 36 35 35 35 36
  Employed Persons at Services as Percentage of Total(%) 56 57 58 58 58
  Unemployment Rate                                                    (%) 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.1
  Average Monthly Wage Per Capita                       (NT$) 41961 41452 42046 43021 43615
      Industry 38940 38709 39655 40868 41872
      Services 45020 44222 44452 45064 45234
Habitation          
    Per Capita Average Monthly Consmption 129 130 136 137 146
         of Electricity                                                     (kwh)          
    Per Capita Average Monthly Consmption 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.7 10.7
        of Water                                                            (cu.m)          
Law and Order          
    Reported Crimes                        (Case/10 0000 persons) 2197 2241 2195 2306 2442
    Number of Offenders              (person/10 0000 persons) 808 827 706 782 913
    Crimes Uncover                                                         (%) 55 59 59 60 62
    Young Offenders Between 12 and 17                 (person) 16939 15659 12460 10540 9620
Basic Statistics on Fires          
   Fires                                                                        (case) 13750 13244 8642 6611 5139
   Deaths and Injuries                                             (person) 1041 857 995 714 664
Basic Statistics on Traffic Accidents          
    Traffic Accidents of Motor Vehicles  (case/10 000 units) 37 49 65 71 80
      Deaths                                                               (person) 3344 2861 2718 2634 2894
      Injuries                                                              (person) 80612 109594 156303 179108 203087
Number of People in Medical Insurance            (10 000) 2165 2187 2198 2213 2231
Number of People in Social Insurance               (10 000)          
    Official and Teacher Insurance 63 63 62 62 59
    Labour Insurance 778 786 810 834 854
    Farmer Insurance 177 175 171 168 165
Industry          
Productivity Index(%) (2001=100) 100.0 109.2 114.7 120.9 126.6
  Index of Industrial Production (2001=100) 100.0 107.9 115.6 127.0 132.2
    Manufacturing 100.0 109.4 117.5 129.9 135.1
    Construction 100.0 79.3 86.4 90.6 101.0
    Gross Industry Product                          (NT$) 80503 86377 94358 110436 113917
Business and Foreign Trade          
    Number of Enterprises                            (unit) 105.8 107.0 109.7 113.0 116.9
    Sales  Revenue                    (NT$100 million) 235482 246468 273424 319716 342975
    Total Value of Imports and Exports          
                                                (USD100 million)          
        Exports 1229 1306 1442 1740 1984
        Imports 1072 1125 1273 1679 1826
        Balance 156 181 170 61 158
    A Favorable(An Unfavorable)Balance of trad          
    with Japan                          (USD100 million) -131 -153 -207 -304 -309
    with United States               (USD100 million) 94 87 91 65 79
    with Hong Kong                 (USD100 million) 251 291 266 277 319
    Order Form                         (USD100 million) 1357 1510 1700 2151 2564
Transportation and Communication          
     Passenger  Traffic         (100 million persons)          
        Railway 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.3
        Highway 10.9 10.5 9.9 10.1 10.1
        Airway          
            National 2461 2189 2005 2100 1929
            International 1950 2006 1592 2076 2249
      Vehicles for  Motorway Transportation 46470 48590 52472 56317 57381
                                                (10000unit-times)          
      Vehicles per 100persons                       (unit) 77.9 79.5 81.8 84.5 87.2
      Inward and Outward Movements 55287 60671 63558 68850 68793
         Cargo                                     (10000 tons)          
      Tourism                         (10000person-times)          
          International Tourists 719 732 592 778 821
          Visitor Arrivals 262 298 225 295 338
  Public Accounts and Finance          
   Revenue                               (NT$100 million) 12578 12256 12528 13873 15674
       Direct Tax 57.0 53.1 54.8 55.8 59.3
       Indirect Tax 43.0 46.9 45.2 44.2 40.7
   Foreign Exchange Reserve (USD100 million) 1222.1 1616.6 2066.3 2417.4 2532.9
   Exchange Rate          
                 (NT$ to one unit of foreign currency)          
          US Dollar 35.04 34.81 34.02 31.78 32.88
          Japanese Yen 0.2688 0.2950 0.3199 0.3118 0.2185
   Money Supply M2               (NT$100 million) 197245 202470 214336 230012 245075
          Aerage Annual Growth Rate                (%) 4.4 2.6 5.9 7.4 6.6
    Deposits 201607 206098 217592 232565 247091
    Loans and Investment 160227 155113 159248 179646 193449
Public Accounts and Finance          
  Rediscount Rate                        (% annual) 2.125 1.625 1.375 1.750 2.250
  Stock Price Index (1966=100) 4907 5226 5162 6034 6092
  Balance of Payments 173.5 336.6 370.9 266.0 200.6
                                         (USD100 million)          
        Current Account 178.9 256.3 285.7 186.6 161.2
        Capital Account -1.6 -1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -1.2
        Financial Account -3.8 87.5 62.9 68.3 17.2
Price Annual Growth Rate                  (%)          
    Wholesale Trade Price -1.3 0.1 2.5 7.0 0.6
    Consumer  Price -0.01 -0.2 -0.3 1.6 2.3
    Imports  Price -1.3 0.4 5.2 8.6 2.4
    Exports  Price 0.3 -1.5 -1.5 1.6 -2.5
National Account           (NT$100 million)          
  Gross National Product                    (GNP) 96980 100030 101814 105848 114255
    Gross Domestic Product                (GDP) 95066 97488 98476 102059 111316
      Household Final Consumption  60426 61495 61866 64283 69384
           Expenditure          
       Gross Fixed Capital Formation 17818 17283 17244 20530 22697
       Exports of Goods and Services 48398 52459 57220 67115 69883
       Less: Imports of Goods and Services 42984 45235 50122 63235 65410
    Economic Growth Rate                      (%) -2.2 3.6 3.2 5.7 4.1
        Agriculture -2.1 4.7 -0.2 -7.1 -4.1
        Industry -6.0 5.0 4.7 8.3 5.2
        Services -0.1 2.8 2.6 4.8 3.8
    Industry Structure                               (%)          
         Agriculture 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8
         Industry 31.1 31.0 30.4 29.5 24.6
          Services 67.0 67.1 67.8 68.7 73.6
      Per Capita GNP at Current 435321 466636 452719 468956 504480
          Market Prices                        (NT$)          
      Per Capita GNP at Current 12876 12916 13157 14032 15676
          Market Prices                         (USD)          
      Gross Deposits           (NT$100 million) 23228 25347 26434 27680 28577
      Deposit Rate                                  (%) 24.0 25.3 26.0 26.2 25.0