The ICT products shipment tumbled 28.5 percent from a year earlier to 14.45 billion U.S. dollars in May, continuing to slide since July last year, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Semiconductor export plunged 35.7 percent to 7.47 billion dollars last month on the back of lower chip prices.
Display panel shipment retreated 12.0 percent to 1.60 billion dollars, and mobile phone export dipped 17.2 percent to 920 million dollars.
Shipment for computers and peripherals dived 53.1 percent to 830 million dollars, and communications equipment export reduced 11.1 percent to 200 million dollars.
The ICT products shipment to Vietnam, the United States and the European Union all sank in double digits to 2.35 billion dollars, 1.77 billion dollars and 900 million dollars, respectively.
Import for ICT products shrank 11.2 percent over the year to 11.20 billion dollars in May, sending the trade surplus in the ICT industry to 3.25 billion dollars.
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