AI Data Insight
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2026 reached an impressive 14.55%, jumping further from 12.65% in the previous quarter and hitting a nearly 48-year single-quarter high, significantly outperforming market advance estimates. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) pointed out that stronger-than-expected demand for AI servers and high-end chips was the biggest driver, fueling a robust dual surge in commodity exports and private investment. Looking ahead, with the continuous expansion of global AI infrastructure, the economic growth momentum for the full year remains steady, though attention must be paid to geopolitical risks and bottlenecks in capacity expansion.