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Rising AI adoption started lifting some traditional industries, such as machinery and base metals, even as officials expected factory momentum to moderate
By Meryl Kao / Staff reporter
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The industrial production index rose 22.95 percent year-on-year to 139.44 last month, lifted mainly by the information technology and electronics sectors, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. Last month’s stronger-than-expected performance was driven by robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products, which boosted output in the computer, electronics and optical products; electronic components, including semiconductors; and machinery sectors, Department of Statistics Deputy Director-General Chen Yu-fang (陳玉芳) told a news conference in Taipei. Output of computer, electronics and optical products rose 45.05 percent year-on-year, and that of electronic components increased 30.37 percent, while production of flat-panel displays fell 19.31 percent, down for a second consecutive month, Chen said.
