[World DRAM Price] Terror Attack Has No Visible Effect on DRAM Prices
September 26, 2001 (TOKYO) -- The 30-day rolling average price of 128Mb DRAMs (PC1C133, 16M x 8) in North America as of Sept. 7, 2001 was US$1.53.
Even after the massive terror incident that struck the United States on Sept. 11, the declining trend for the spot prices has continued, and there has not been any sign of prices bouncing back.
On the contrary, there is concern being expressed about a further decline in the demand for PCs in the coming months.
According to the worldwide survey of DRAM prices by ICIS-LOR, an information service company based in London, Houston and Singapore, the rolling average prices of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) for the 30-day period ending on Sept. 7 (Aug. 9-Sept. 7) for large-volume users was US$1.88 for North America, US$2.05 for Europe, and US$1.98 for Asia. In comparison with the previous week (the 30-day rolling average ending on Aug. 31), the figures represent a decrease of 4.87 percent for North America, a decrease of 7.01 percent for Europe, and a decrease of 6.44 percent for Asia.
As for the prices of memory modules, the spot prices for 128MB DIMMs (PC133) fell from the previous week by 2.33 percent to US$12.75 in North America, and also fell by 2.6 percent to US$13.33 in Europe, and were down by 0.45 percent to US$12.43 in Asia.
Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) Aug. 9-Sept. 7, 2001 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area
Contract price
Week-on-week comparison
North America
US$1.88
-4.87%
Europe
US$2.05
-7.01%
Asia
US$1.98
-6.44%
*Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of Aug. 2-31, 2001.
Previous report: Contract Prices of 128Mb DRAMs Fall Below US$2 in N. America
(Tamao Kikuchi, Nikkei Market Access) |
