According to the DGBAS, the third quarter sales growth of the local restaurant sector dropped to the lowest level since the third quarter of last year, when growth stood at only 1.37 percent.

Mei Chia-yuan, a specialist with the statistics department of the DGBAS, said that the adverse impact of food safety concerns started to affect operations at local restaurants in September, and the impact is expected to continue into the fourth quarter.

Private consumption was also affected by rising consumer prices, in particular higher dining out costs, the DGBAS said.

It said private consumption for the July-September period grew 2.43 percent from a year earlier, lower than a DGBAS earlier forecast of a 2.80 percent increase.

The higher-than-expected third quarter GDP growth instead largely reflected a strong showing of Taiwan's exports of electronics devices, machinery and base metals. The DGBAS said that the launch of the two new iPhones by Apple Inc. lent significant support to exports of related products.

After inflationary adjustment, Taiwan's real merchandise and services exports for the third quarter rose 7.30 percent, beating the DGBAS's previous prediction of a 5.79 percent increase.

Mei said that it is possible the new iPhones will continue to prompt more consumers in the global market to replace old smartphones, which could keep boosting Taiwan's exports through the fourth quarter.

Real merchandise and services imports rose 8.39 percent from a year earlier during the quarter, also beating an earlier forecast of a 6.64 percent rise, on the back of an increase in capital equipment and consumer products, the DGBAS said.

Real capital formation in Taiwan rose 7.89 percent from a year earlier, higher than an earlier estimate of 7.79 percent, as local airline companies were gearing up to expand their fleets and semiconductor manufacturers were pouring more funds into raising their production capacity.

國內生產總值達3.78％，比去年同期比第三季度

中央社
2014年11月1日，上午01時02 TWN

台北 - 台灣的國內生產總值（GDP）同比上漲3.78％，從去年同期的第三季度，跳動的年均增長八月份3.62％的較早的政府預算，預算，會計核算和統計總局（主計處）說：週五。

援引提前估計，主計處表示，第三季度GDP增速達到2012年以來，在當地經濟較上年同期增長了3.85％的年第四季度的最高水平。

經過季節性調整後，第三季度國內生產總值增長了1.98％，從四分之一更早。

儘管好於預期的增長，國內需求受到影響在本季度食品安全的擔憂，推低的收入增長在當地餐飲業以2.55％，從第二季度的4.58個百分點。

根據主計處公佈，第三季度的銷售額增長了本地餐飲業下降到最低水平，因為去年第三季度，增長率為僅1.37％。

梅加元，與主計處的統計部門的專家說，食品安全問題的負面影響開始影響9月在當地的餐館經營，影響預計將持續到第四季度。

私人消費也受到消費者的價格上漲，特別是較高的外出就餐費用，主計處說。

它說，私人消費在7-9月增長從上年同期的2.43％，比增長了2.80％的主計處較早前預測低。

在高於預期的第三季度國內生產總值增長，而不是主要反映的電子設備，機械和賤金屬台灣出口的強勁表現。在主計處表示，此次推出的兩款新的iPhone由蘋果公司借給顯著支持，相關產品的出口。

根據通脹調整後，台灣真實的商品和服務出口第三季度上漲了7.30個百分點，擊敗了主計處先前的增長5.79％的預測。

梅說，這是可能的，新的iPhone將繼續在全球市場促使更多的消費者，以取代舊的智能手機，它可以保持到第四季度提升台灣的出口。

真正的商品和服務進口增長從去年同期8.39％的季內，還毆打6.64％的增長的早期預測，對增加資本設備和消費電子產品的背部，主計處說。

真正的資本形成在台灣的比重由去年同期7.89％，比7.79％的原先估計更高，因為當地的航空公司都摩拳擦掌，以擴大自己的車隊和半導體廠商都注入更多資金投入提高他們的生產能力。