Electronics supply chain sales waiting for an upturn, IPC reports
US new orders for computer and electronic products remained flat in March after an upturn in February.
Staff -- EDN, May 5, 2009
The US economy contracted by 6.1% in Q1 of 2009. US new orders for computer and electronic products remained flat in March after an upturn in February. PCB (printed circuit board) and EMS (electronic manufacturing services) shipments continued to decline. The semiconductor shipment index, however, grew in March for the first time since October 2008.
Trends in US computer and electronic products new orders vs North American sales indices of selected supplier industries, April 2008 to March 2009
Note on the graph: All indices are based on the same baseline of the average month in 2000=100, and reflect a three-month rolling average.
Sources: IPC statistical programs for the EMS and PCB industries; SIA for semiconductor data; US Census Bureau for US new orders for computer and electronic products.
IPC's February report can be found here .
