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Table 1 The ten industries that would benefit most from Taiwan’s accession to the TPP, and the ten industries that would be most negatively impacted

From: TPP, trade-off and eco-system establishment in Taiwan

Industries benefiting most

Change in output

Industries suffering the biggest negative impact

Change in output

Man-made fibers and glass fiber textiles

123,676

Semiconductors

−17,996

Other textiles

43,380

Applicable machinery

−15,469

Petroleum refining tablets

39,276

Other special machinery and equipment

−11,607

Knitted fabrics

39,086

Optical materials and components

−10,786

Cotton and cotton textiles

35,810

Slaughtering and meat by-products

−9651

Petrochemical raw materials

25,838

Metalworking machinery

−8708

Residential services

25,838

Precision instruments

−7255

Leather

23,985

Industrial machinery and equipment repair and installation

−5839

Wholesaling

19,863

Other electronic components

−5824

Plastics (synthetic resin)

18,193

Other metals

−4535

  1. Unit: NT $ 1 million