[World DRAM Price] Prices for Large Users Rise
April 25, 2001 (TOKYO) -- Prices of 128Mb DRAMs (PC 133, 16Mb x 8) for large-volume users rose in Europe for the first time in seven months.
The moving average of DRAM spot prices during the 30-day period from March 8-April 6 also rose, continuing the upward trend since the previous term in the world markets.
According to the world DRAM price survey conducted by ICIS-LOR, which has offices in London, Houston and Singapore, the moving average prices of 128Mb DRAMs (PC 133, 16Mb x 8) for large users during the 30-day period of March 8-April 6 were US$4.75 in North America, US$4.18 in Europe, and US$4.37 in Asia.
Compared with the previous week (the average moving prices during the 30-day period ending March 30), the prices for large users declined 1.88 percent in North America, increased 0.83 percent in Europe and fell 3.12 percent in Asia. As for memory modules, spot prices of 128MB DIMMs (PC 133) rose 4.99 percent from the previous week to US$34.15 in North America, rose 3.19 percent to US$35.02 in Europe and increased 4.30 percent to US$34.70 in Asia.
The prices for large-volume users rose, but spot prices on a daily basis ceased to rise. PC manufacturers likely temporarily increased volume purchases, as DRAM prices appeared to have ceased to rise. However, this does not mean that a declining mood in the PC market has cleared. If this is a conventional seasonal trend, PCs to be shipped with the standard 128MB memory per unit will increase in the latter half of 2001. It is anticipated that the DRAM prices will not recover until then.
Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) March 8-April 6, 2001 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area
Contract price
Week-on-week comparison
North America
US$4.75
-1.88%
Europe
US$4.18
+0.83%
Asia
US$4.37
-3.12%
*Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of March 1-March 30, 2001.
Previous report: Daily Spot Prices of DRAMs Rise; First in 8 Months
(Tamao Kikuchi, Nikkei Market Access) |
