Taiwan's manufacturing sector performs steady in February: report
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TAIPEI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The climate monitor for Taiwan's manufacturing sector in February flashed "green" for the fifth consecutive month, indicating that operations held steady, according to a think tank report released on Thursday.
The composite index for the manufacturing industry rose 0.92 points to 15.16 in February, the highest figure in three months, according to the report released by the Taipei-based Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.
Exports, export orders, and production all showed double-digit year-on-year growth in February, thanks to a continued recovery in the global economy, and manufacturers were optimistic about the next six months, the report said.
The think tank uses a five-color system to measure the industry's health, with red indicating a boom, yellow-red suggesting an uptrend, green indicating a stable state, yellow-blue signaling a slowdown, and blue representing a contraction.