Taiwans export orders in June rose 10.6 percent year-on-year to a 17-month high, largely boosted by continuing strong demand for electronic products, the government said Monday. Export orders totalled $38.82 billion in June after the highest on-year increase since 17.9 percent growth posted in January 2013, and were also up 2.1 percent from the previous month, the ministry of economic affairs said in a statement. Export orders — those filed to manufacturers one or two months ahead of delivery — are a key indicator for the islands export-reliant economy. Export orders from mainland China and Hong Kong, Taiwans leading overseas market, rose 14.5 percent on-year to $10.21 billion, of which orders for electronic items saw the largest increase of 31.5 percent, the ministry said.