APPENDIX1-1  Summary of Key Statistics
Item 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
                                                                                                      
Population                                                                           
    Year-end Population                        (10 000 persons) 2252 2261 2269 2277 2288
    Natural Growth Rate 5.29 4.27 3.59 2.92 3.01
    Population Density                            (persons/sq.km) 622 625 627 629 632
    Sex Ratio                                               (female=100) 104 104 104 103 103
Labour Force and Employment                                           
  Labour Force                                          (10 000 persons) 997 1008 1024 1037 1052
  Labour Force Participation Rate                                 (%) 57 57 58 58 58
      Male                                                                               68 68 68 68 67
      Female                                                                           47 47 48 48 49
  Employed Persons at Industry as Percentage of Total(%) 35 35 35 36 37
  Employed Persons at Services as Percentage of Total(%) 57 58 58 58 58
  Unemployment Rate                                                   (%) 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.9
  Average Monthly Per Capita Wage                        (NT$) 41667 42287 43021 43615 44107
      Industry                                                                          38995 39933 40868 41872 42503
      Services                                                                          44229 44534 45064 45234 45584
Habitation                                                                              
    Average Monthly Per Capita Consumption                     130 136 137 146 145
        of Electricity                                                      (kwh)  
   Average Monthly  Per Capita Consumption                     10.4 10.6 10.7 10.7 11.1
        of Water                                                           (cu.m)  
Law and Order                                                                      
    Reported Crimes                       (Case/100 000 persons) 2241 2193 2306 2442 2247
    Number of Offenders             (person/100 000 persons) 827 703 782 913 1004
    Crimes Uncover                                                        (%) 59 59 60 62 67
    Young Offenders Between 12 and 17               (person) 15659 12331 10540 9620 10384
   Fires                                                                      (case) 13244 8642 6611 5139 4393
     Deaths and Injuries                                           (person) 857 996 711 671 596
   Traffic Accidents of Motor Vehicles(case/10 000 units) 49 66 73 80 80
Casualties in Traffic Accidents                                                
      Deaths                                                             (person) 2861 2718 2634 2894 3140
      Injuries                                                            (person) 109594 156303 179108 203087 208451
Number of People in Medical Insurance         (10 000) 2187 2198 2213 2231 2248
Number of People in Social Insurance            (10 000)    
    Official and Teacher Insurance                                        63 62 62 59 59
    Labour Insurance                                                             786 810 834 854 868
    Farmer Insurance                                                             175 171 168 165 162
Industry                                                                    
Productivity Index(%)                         (2001=100) 109.2 114.7 120.9 127.2 132.9
  Indices of Industrial Production        (2001=100) 107.9 115.6 127.0 132.8 139.4
    Manufacturing                                                     109.4 117.5 129.9 135.7 142.5
    Construction                                                        79.3 86.5 90.6 101.0 110.1
    Gross Industry Product          (NT$ 100 million) 87002 95715 112633 116504 124750
Business and Foreign Trade                                      
    Number of Enterprises                (10 000 unit) 107.0 109.7 113.0 116.9 117.9
    Sales Revenue                        (NT$100 million) 246468 273424 319716 342975 345719
    Total Value of Imports and Exports                     
                                                   (USD100 million)  
        Exports                                                             1353 1506 1824 1984 2240
        Imports                                                             1132 1280 1688 1826 2027
        Trade Surplus(Trade Deficit)     221 226 136 158 213
    with Japan                              (USD100 million) -150 -203 -299 -309 -300
    with United States                 (USD100 million) 91 96 70 79 97
    with Hong Kong                    (USD100 million) 310 290 306 319 355
    Order                                      (USD100 million) 1510 1700 2151 2564 2993
Transportation and Communications                     
     Passenger Traffic             (100 million persons)    
        Railway                                                            5.0 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.5
        Highway                                                           10.5 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1
        Airway                                 (10000 persons)    
            Domestic                                                      2189 2005 2100 1929 1737
            Non-domestic                                              2006 1591 2076 2249 2377
      Vehicles for Motorway Transportation             48590 52472 56317 57381 57471
                                                  (10000 unit-times)    
      Vehicles per 100 Persons                     (unit) 79.5 81.8 84.5 87.2 88.8
      Inward and Outward Movements                      60671 63558 69624 68793 70651
         Cargo                                         (10000 tons)    
      Tourism                          (10 000 person-times)    
          Outbound Tourists                                         732 592 778 821 867
          Inbound Tourists                                            298 225 295 338 352
  Public Accounts and Finance                                
   Revenue                               (NT$100 million) 12256 12528 13873 15674 16008
  53.1 54.8 55.8 57.0 60.4
  46.9 45.2 44.2 43.0 39.6
   Foreign Exchange Reserve (USD100 million)① 1616.6 2066.3 2417.4 2532.9 2661.5
   Exchange Rate                                                         
       (NT$ to one unit of foreign currency)    
      US Dollar 34.81 34.02 31.78 32.88 32.65
      Japanese Yen 0.2950 0.3199 0.3118 0.2815 0.2760
   Money Supply M2               (NT$100 million) 202470 214255 230012 245080 257988
      Average Annual Growth Rate                    (%) 2.6 5.8 7.4 6.6 5.3
    Deposits                           (NT$100 million) 206098 217469 232565 247095 259420
    Loans and Investment     (NT$100 million) 160780 165351 179640 193602 201527
  Rediscount Rate                                     (% annual) 1.625 1.375 1.750 2.250 2.750
  Stock Price Index                                      (1966=100) 5226 5162 6034 6092 6842
  Balance of Payments                                                    336.6 370.9 266.0 200.6 60.9
                                                         (USD 100 million)  
        Current Account                                                     256.1 292.3 184.8 160.2 246.6
        Capital Account                                                      -1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -1.2 -1.2
        Financial Account                                                   87.5 76.3 71.7 23.0 -196.3
Price Indices  Annual Growth Rate(2001=100)(%)      
    Wholesale Trade Price                                                0.1 2.5 7.0 0.6 5.6
    Consumer  Price                                                         -0.2 -0.3 1.6 2.3 0.6
    Imports  Price                                                              0.4 5.1 8.6 2.4 8.8
    Exports  Price                                                             -1.5 -1.5 1.6 -2.5 2.5
National Accounts                         (NT$100 million)      
  Gross National Product(GNP) 105358 108484 114376 117121 121855
  Gross Domestic Product(GDP) 102933 105196 110655 114213 118590
       Final Consumption  Expenditure                              77155 78123 81842 85176 86713
       Gross Fixed Capital Formation                                19109 19577 24202 24030 24844
       Exports of Goods and Services                                54439 59991 69781 73409 82958
       Less: Imports of Goods and Services                       47146 52276 66038 68734 76319
    Economic Growth Rate                                       (%) 4.6 3.5 6.2 4.1 4.7
        Agriculture                                                              4.7 -0.1 -4.1 -8.1 5.4
        Industry                                                                   7.3 4.0 8.9 6.0 6.8
        Services                                                                   3.6 3.4 5.3 3.5 3.7
    Industry Structure                                                (%)      
         Agriculture                                                             1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5
         Industry                                                                  28.3 28.0 27.6 26.8 26.8
          Services                                                                 70.0 70.4 70.8 71.6 71.7
      Per Capita GNP at Current                                       470426 482284 506650 517034 535993
          Market Prices                                             (NT$)  
      Per Capita GNP at Current                                       13604 14012 15156 16067 16471
          Market Prices                                            (USD)  
      Gross Deposits                            (NT$100 million) 27342 29425 31256 30573 33862
      Deposit Rate                                                      (%) 26.0 27.1 27.3 26.1 27.8
   
Notes: Year-end data. Annual data. Selling rate between bank and client, year-end data. Selling rate, year-end data.