taiwans gross domestic product rose 380 in the third quarter sharply weakening from its 743 jump in the previous quarter preliminary data showed despite the slowdown the latest data keeps taiwan among the worlds bestperforming economies so far this year the rise has been driven by betterthanexpected domestic investment but offset by muted local consumption due to a covid19 outbreak in the island this spring which led the government to tighten movement restrictions officials said on a seasonallyadjusted basis the economy in the third quarter rose 056 from the previous quarter