TAIPEI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's export orders grew 7.1 percent year on year in August, slower in comparison to the 8-percent rise registered for July, according to data released by the island's economic authority.

Export orders for August stood at 43.68 billion U.S. dollars, up 4.5 percent from a month earlier.

In August, orders from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong totaled 11.7 billion U.S. dollars, a record high for a single month or 7.3 percent year on year.

During the same period, orders from the United States stood at 12.44 billion U.S. dollars and those from Europe were worth 7.21 billion U.S. dollars.

From January to August, the export orders totaled 323.91 billion U.S. dollars, a record high and up 6.9-percent year on year.