RELATIVE TO MU-RELATED REPORT LAST WK--MEMORY PRICES GOING UP......! See new report below.....
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Contract Prices Decline, Causing Some Plants to Shut
July 18, 2001 (TOKYO) -- The declines in prices of DRAM microchips are continuing on a worldwide basis.
The 30-day rolling average price has fallen further, almost hitting the US$3 mark. Some DRAM makers are temporarily stopping operations at their plants. However, the temporary suspension of manufacturing may not affect prices, although inventories will shrink.
According to a worldwide survey conducted by ICIS-LOR, which has bases in London, Houston and Singapore, the 30-day rolling average prices through June 29 (May 31-June 29, 2001) of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) for large users are US$3.33 in North America, US$3.25 in Europe and US$3.45 in Asia.
Compared with the previous week's 30-day rolling average prices, through June 22, they declined 6.52 percent in North America, were unchanged in Europe, and declined 3.18 percent in Asia.
As for memory modules, the spot price for the 128MB (DIMMsPC133) fell 6.74 percent from the previous week to US$18.49 in North America. Also, it declined 8.18 percent to US$22.68 in Europe and fell 7.06 percent to US$19.30 in Asia.
Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) May 31-June 29, 2001 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area
Contract price
Week-on-week comparison
North America
US$3.33
-6.52%
Europe
US$3.25
0.00%
Asia
US$3.45
-3.18%
*Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of May 24-June 22, 2001.
Previous report:
Contract Prices Decline 20 Pct., Spot Prices 30 Pct. in U.S., Europe
(Tamao Kikuchi, Nikkei Market Access)>>>
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