00:00Taiwan's yearly economic growth is exceeding expectations, prompting revision to its 2025
00:05forecast.
00:07Economic research officials originally predicted in August that total annual growth would be
00:114.45 percent, but now are increasing that to a growth of 7.37 percent.
00:17They say this is due to the global AI boom, of which Taiwan is a key producer of chips
00:22and other electronics.
00:24If the economy developed as expected, it would be the country's biggest growth in 15 years.
00:29For next year, the office issued a forecast of 3.54 percent growth due to uncertainty about
00:35U.S. tariffs on semiconductors.
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