SIA: "May Chip Sales Reach $11.37 Billion for Worldwide Semiconductor Industry"
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Global semiconductor sales rose by 2.7% in May, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase in sales. All of the world regions posted sales increases with the exception of Europe, which suffered a slight decline. Weaker DRAM prices and a slump in demand for computer equipment held down computation chips, but all other chips posted solid gains. This report provides further evidence that the broad chip industry is recovering.<<<
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>>> May Chip Sales Reach $11.37 Billion for Worldwide Semiconductor Industry
-- Broad-based Growth Leads Chip Sales Increase of 2.8%- -
SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 1, 2002– SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 1, 2002 – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $11.37 billion in May, a 2.8% increase from the $11.07 billion level reached in April, with broad-based growth in all product sectors except for computation, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today.
“Continued steady growth across the industry is exhibited in May chip sales and, as announced in our forecast last month, we expect the industry to close the second quarter with growth of 4.7%.” stated SIA president, George Scalise. He added, “While the computation sector is down, all other sectors including wireless and consumer continue to thrive. This increase drove the sales of such products as Flash, digital signal processors, application specific products and analog.”
The migration of semiconductor customers to contract manufacturing continues with the Asia/Pacific market, especially China, the beneficiary. In May, sales to Asia/Pacific increased 4.8% from April and now represent 37% of the market.
Last month, the SIA released its mid-year market forecast, which outlines an industry-wide recovery that is currently under way. Semiconductor sales are expected to increase by 3.1 percent in 2002 with increases of approximately 9 percent in both the third and fourth quarters. The SIA expects the growth rate to accelerate to 23.2 percent in 2003 and 20.9 percent in 2004 with wireless and digital consumer products leading the growth of sales.
The SIA’s Global Sales Report (GSR) is a three-month moving average of sales activity. The GSR is tabulated by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, which represents approximately 66 companies. The moving average is a mathematical smoothing technique that mitigates variations due to companies’ monthly financial calendars.
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The SIA is the leading voice for the semiconductor industry and has represented U.S.-based manufacturers since 1977. SIA member companies comprise more than 90% of U.S.-based semiconductor production. Collectively, the chip industry employs a domestic workforce of 284,000 people. More information about the SIA can be found at www.sia-online.org. <<< |
