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To: John Graybill who wrote (42801)	2/5/1999 3:44:00 PM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 53903

Worldwide Chip Sales Rise 10.5% in 4th Qtr, More Than Expected Bloomberg News February 5, 1999, 12:21 p.m. PT Worldwide Chip Sales Rise 10.5% in 4th Qtr, More Than Expected San Jose, California, Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Global computer- chip sales rose 10.5 percent in the fourth quarter from those in the third quarter, buoyed by sales in Asia Pacific and Europe, the Semiconductor Industry Association said. The San Jose, California-based SIA said the results were better than earlier forecasts of only a slight increase, mostly because chipmakers cut spending on new plants, reducing the supply of products and keeping prices stable. Strong PC demand also helped bolster results. ''This stabilization bodes well for favorable sales in 1999,'' said George Scalise, president of the SIA. Dataquest Inc., an independent research firm, expects 1999 chip sales to rise 15 percent in 1999, after falling for the past three years. Sales in Asia Pacific in December rose 2.4 percent to $2.65 billion from $2.58 billion in the year-ago period, and sales in Europe rose 5.0 percent to $2.697 billion. December sales in the Americas fell 3.9 percent to $3.65 billion, while sales in Japan fell 8.3 percent to $2.32 billion. Total chip sales in December fell slightly to $11.31 billion from $11.39 billion in November. That's down from total sales of $12.11 billion in December 1997. For the year, chip sales fell 8.4 percent to $125.6 billion from $137.2 billion, the SIA said.