Unemployment Rate
Live series
Labor Market / Monthly
3.41
TWD live macro board
Taiwan Macro Data Board
New Taiwan dollar — managed currency at the heart of the global semiconductor supply chain.
The New Taiwan dollar (TWD) is the official currency of Taiwan. It is closely managed by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (CBC) and serves as a key proxy for the global semiconductor cycle through Taiwan's central role in chip manufacturing.
Taiwan latest macro readings
A scan-ready view of the main TWD indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Live series
Economy / Monthly
100.79
Employment Level
Live series
Labor Market / Monthly
11,655,000
Labor Force Participation Rate
Live series
Labor Market / Monthly
59.69
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Live series
Monetary Policy / Monthly
600.74
Risk Free Rate
Live series
Monetary Policy / Daily
2
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Unemployment Rate
Labor Market
|
3.41 | 3.39 | +0.02 | 2026-09-22 | DGBAS | Page /Release /API |
|
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Economy
|
100.79 | 101.68 | -0.89 | 2026-09-15 | CBC | Page /Release /API |
|
Employment Level
Labor Market
|
11,655,000 | 11,651,000 | +4,000 | 2026-09-22 | DGBAS | Page /Release /API |
|
Labor Force Participation Rate
Labor Market
|
59.69 | 59.66 | +0.03 | 2026-09-22 | DGBAS | Page /Release /API |
|
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Monetary Policy
|
600.74 | 601.9 | -1.16 | 2026-10-05 | CBC | Page /Release /API |
|
Risk Free Rate
Monetary Policy
|
2 | 1.875 | +0.125 | 2024-03-22 | CBC | Page /Release /API |
Taiwan release calendar
Upcoming and recent macro events for the TWD country view.
Tracked
Tracked
Tracked
Retail Sales
Tracked
Tracked
M1B Money Aggregate Growth
Tracked
M2 Money Aggregate Growth
Tracked
GDP Growth
Tracked
Inflation (CPI)
TWD currency market profile
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the TWD market.
Currency code
TWD
New Taiwan Dollar
Policy institution
Central Bank of the Republic of China
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Primary USD pair
USD/TWD
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Trading session
Tokyo
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Symbol
NT$
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Also known as
taiwan dollar, ntd
Common market shorthand where available.
Taiwan macro brief
The highest-signal pages for Taiwan include Unemployment Rate, Trade-Weighted Index (NEER), Employment Level, Labor Force Participation Rate, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
The CBC sets the discount rate at four scheduled meetings per year and targets broad money growth alongside inflation. Taiwan operates a managed-float regime with active CBC intervention to limit FX volatility.
For TWD research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/TWD dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
What to watch
- CBC quarterly policy decision and meeting summary.
- Taiwan CPI release.
- Monthly export orders and electronics export data.
- USD/TWD spot and CBC intervention rhetoric.
- Quarterly GDP advance estimates.
Taiwan source map
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
DGBAS
9 series
CBC
7 series
ABS
3 series
Ministry of Finance
3 series
RBA
2 series
Central Bank
2 series
National Development Council
1 series
Official source
1 series
Taiwan coverage by category
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Economy
1 / 10
Labor Market
3 / 5
Money & Credit
0 / 3
Monetary Policy
2 / 3
Government Bond Yields
0 / 5
Additional Indicators
0 / 3
Key Taiwan indicators
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Monthly
%
Starts 1978-01-01
Labor Market
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Published page
Monthly
Index
Starts 1994-01-31
Economy
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Published page
Monthly
Persons
Starts 1978-01-01
Labor Market
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Published page
Monthly
%
Starts 1978-01-01
Labor Market
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Published page
Monthly
USD bn
Starts 1969-03-01
Monetary Policy
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Published page
Daily
%
Starts 2008-11-10
Monetary Policy
Published Taiwan indicator pages
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Economy
1 pages
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Monthly
Index
Starts 1994-01-31
Labor Market
3 pages
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Monthly
Persons
Starts 1978-01-01
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Monthly
%
Starts 1978-01-01
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Monthly
%
Starts 1978-01-01
Monetary Policy
2 pages
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Monthly
USD bn
Starts 1969-03-01
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Daily
%
Starts 2008-11-10
Tracked Taiwan data catalogue
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Economy
10 tracked
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
National Development Council
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Official source
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
ABS
Starts pending
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Tracked in catalogue
Quarterly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts pending
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Published page
Monthly
CBC
Starts 1994-01-31
Labor Market
5 tracked
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Published page
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts 1978-01-01
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Published page
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts 1978-01-01
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Monthly
DGBAS
Starts 1978-01-01
Money & Credit
3 tracked
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
CBC
Starts pending
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
CBC
Starts pending
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
3 tracked
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Published page
Monthly
CBC
Starts 1969-03-01
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Tracked in catalogue
~4-5x/year
CBC
Starts pending
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Published page
Daily
CBC
Starts 2008-11-10
Government Bond Yields
5 tracked
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Ministry of Finance
Starts pending
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 tracked
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
CBC
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Taiwan guides and research
Explainers and analysis about Taiwan and the TWD, with the by-country tables that put its numbers in context.
Compare Taiwan with other countries
Risk-free rates by country
The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.
Policy rates by country
Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.
Inflation by country
Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.
Government bond yields by country
Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.
TWD market drivers
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Driver 1
CBC discount rate and quarterly policy statements.
Driver 2
Taiwan CPI and core CPI.
Driver 3
Taiwan export orders and electronics exports.
Driver 4
Global semiconductor demand and TSMC monthly revenue.
Driver 5
USD/CNH and broader Asian FX moves.
Driver 6
Cross-Strait geopolitical news.
TWD questions traders ask
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
Why is the New Taiwan dollar important to global markets?
Taiwan produces a dominant share of the world's leading-edge semiconductors. Its export data, FX rate, and corporate earnings are watched as real-time indicators of global tech demand and AI capex cycles.
How freely traded is TWD?
Onshore TWD trading is restricted to local banks and 'real demand' transactions. Offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) provide a more freely traded benchmark for foreign investors.
How often does the CBC meet?
The CBC's Board of Directors holds four scheduled monetary-policy meetings per year, generally in March, June, September, and December.
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