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To: Stoctrash who wrote (24926)	11/6/1997 2:43:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Respond to of 50808

Global chip sales up 14.7 pct in Sept--trade group biz.yahoo.com SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 6 (Reuters) - Worldwide sales of semiconductor chips rose to 11.8 billion in September, up 14.7 percent from a year earlier, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday. It was the highest sales level in 19 months, the trade group said in a statement. ''The 1997 recovery continues to pick up steam, thanks to the continued expansion of the personal computer market, the growth of telecommunications, and the surging interest in the Internet,'' said George Scalise, SIA president. In the Americas, chi sales jumped 20.1 percent from September 1996. The Asia-Pacific region saw sales grow 15.7 percent, and sales in Europe were up 22.4 percent. In Japan sales were up a modest 1.3 percent. The Americas led the global markets with $3.93 billion in sales, or 33 percent of the total. Japan was second at $2.81 billion. Sales by region (in billions): Month to Month Sales Market August 1997 September 1997 % Change Americas $3.858 $3.933 1.9% Europe 2.273 2.373 4.4 Japan 2.899 2.815 -2.9 Asia-Pacific 2.577 2.677 3.9 Total $11.607 $11.797 1.6 Year to Year Monthly Sales Market September 1996 September 1997 % Change Americas 3.275 3.933 20.1 Europe 2.050 2.373 15.7 Japan 2.779 2.815 1.3 Asia-Pacific 2.186 2.677 22.4 Total $10.290 $11.797 14.7 Rolling Three-Month Average Sales Market April/May/June July/Aug/Sept % Change Americas 3.835 3.933 2.5 Europe 2.356 2.373 0.7 Japan 2.761 2.815 2.0 Asia Pacific 2.452 2.677 9.1 Total $11.406 $11.797 3.4 REUTERS