### [2026-10-8](/feed/2026/10/8/index.md)

##### AI boom
# Taiwan's finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware. 

Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87.2 billion in September, the government said Thursday, thanks to skyrocketing global...


### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/taiwan-says-exports-hit-record-september-ai-demand)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-september-exports-hit-fresh-monthly-record-ai-demand-us-leads-2026-10-08/)

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