Taiwan exported 57,139 tons of fasteners to the USA this April, up 8.33% from the corresponding period last year. Compared to the export this March ( 62,377 tons ), though it dropped by 8.4%, the average price this April still reached 2.77 USD/KG, not only up 0.5% from March, but also up 1.26% from the corresponding period last year. In the first 4 months of 2019, Taiwan exported 236,377 tons of fasteners to the USA in total, up 10.2% from the corresponding period last year. The average price reached 2.73 USD/KG, up 0.32% from the corresponding period last year. Both the export volume and the export price show an increase.

In 2018, Taiwan exported 698,155 tons of fasteners to the USA. up 7.12% from the corresponding period in 2017. and the average price was 2.738 USD/KG, up 7.7%. In terms of the export value, in 2018 Taiwan exported USD 1.91147 billion worth of fasteners to the USA, up 15.36% from the previous year, hitting a new record in its history.