AI Data Insight
Taiwan's manufacturing PMI for Q1 2026 (March) fell to 55.4 from 58.5 in the previous month. Although it maintained expansion, it ended a continuous five-month upward trend. Affected by the war in the Middle East, both the raw material prices and delivery time indices soared. However, strong demand for AI and semiconductors supported the overall economic climate, keeping it firmly above the boom-or-bust line.