Taiwan's exports, imports and trade balance for August, released by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

AUGUST REUTERS POLL JULY Exports (y/y %) +2.0 +9.5 +14.2 Imports (y/y %) +3.5 +7.1 +19.4 Trade balance (US$ bln) +2.99 +4.23 +5.03 AUGUST JULY Exports to China (y/y %) -9.9 +3.0 Exports to U.S. (y/y %) +2.3 +24.8 Exports to Japan (y/y %) +16.2 +12.7 Exports to Europe (y/y %) +2.6 +3.5 The ministry's web site is at http://www.mof.gov.tw (Reporting by Emily Chan and Ben Blanchard)