Taiwan's total exports jumped 18.6% annually to $49.57 billion, while total imports rose by 28.8% from a year earlier to $42.62 billion, the Ministry of Finance (R.O.C) reported Thursday.

The trade balance of this month was favorable, amounting to $6.95 billion.

The exports of parts of electronic product, information, communication and audio-video products, base metals and articles of base metal, machinery, chemicals grew by 19.3%, 34%, 0.1%, 1.5%, and 8.9%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the imports of parts of electronic product, mineral products, information, communication and audio-video products, machinery, chemicals grew by 50.1%, 17.5%, 81.2%, 75.1%, and 6.5%, respectively, the data showed.