Huawei stockpiling drives Taiwan Sept exports up for second month

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s exports rose in September, boosted again by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd rushing to get in orders at Taiwanese firms before they had to comply with U.S. curbs that took effect last month.

Exports jumped 9.4% from a year earlier to $30.71 billion in September, the second-highest monthly tally on record, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. A Reuters poll had forecast a rise of 6.6% for the month. Exports in August went up 8.3%, also helped by demand from Huawei.