Taiwan's industrial production index hit a new high in November on rising demand from China on a buying spree ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which will take place in February, the government said Thursday. The November industrial production index reached 130.34, up 3.08 percent from October and up 19.37 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said. It is the sixth time the index has hit a high so far this year on the back of a strong showing in export orders and a growing local economy, the MOEA said. Tsai Mei-na, deputy director of the ministry's statistics department, said growing demand for high-tech products from China and an increase in investment in Taiwan pushed the November industrial production index up further. After seasonal adjustments, the local industrial production index for November rose 6.61 percent from a month earlier, the MOEA said. The index of manufacturing production rose 19.94 percent, with production in the electronic component segment rising 28.72 percent after new products hit the market and fresh promotion sales strategies boosted buying interest. Production of the base metal segment for the month rose 21.73 percent from a year earlier, while production of the chemical segment gained 4.75 percent year- on-year, the ministry said. A survey conducted by the ministry shows that 14.75 percent of the respondents agreed that December's industrial production will continue to expand, while 8.72 percent of those polled said production will fall. Meanwhile, 76.53 percent said December's industrial production will be little changed from November. 