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To: Ian@SI who wrote (31722)	8/4/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

[World DRAM Price] Makers Ask Price Increase as DRAM Prices Decline August 4, 1999 (TOKYO) -- The 30-day rolling average price of 64Mb DRAMs (PC100, 8M x 8) for large users is keeping an overall downward trend, but some DRAM makers have started negotiating to raise prices. According to global research on DRAM prices by ICIS-LOR, a research firm with businesses based in London, Houston and Singapore, the 30-day rolling average prices in North America, Europe and Asia of 64Mb DRAMs sold to large users between June 17 and July 16, 1999 were US$6.30, US$6.19 and US$5.65, respectively. The price in North America was down 2.4 percent, in Europe down 4.72 percent and in Asia unchanged compared with the respective 30-day rolling average prices of the DRAMs in the three regions up to July 9, 1999. As for memory modules, the spot price of 64-megabyte DIMMs (PC100) in North America was US$34.64, down 0.52 percent from the previous week; that in Europe US$38.50, up 1.44 percent from the same week; and that in Asia US$38.43, up 4.32 percent from the same week. The 30-day rolling average prices of DRAMs in the Asian and European spot markets turned upward. The spot price in the U.S. market increased, but its 30-day rolling average price in the same market decreased. The rolling average prices for large users are still in a downward trend. The fact that the spot prices are below the average prices for users indicates that DRAMs are not in short supply yet. For makers under negotiations, a price increase may be a reality if PC shipments, now at a favorable level, continue. nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com