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To: Richard N Lambert who wrote (7906)	5/5/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: Richard N Lambert	Respond to of 9695

Computer Chip Sales Rise 6.7 Percent In March SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose to $11.16 billion in March, up 6.7 percent from a year earlier, a trade association said Wednesday, helped by a strong rebound in Asian sales. The Semiconductor Industry Association said worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $11.16 billion in March, up 6.7 percent from $10.46 billion a year earlier, and a gain of 2.4 percent over February of this year. ''This month's numbers show signs of continued industry growth and a rebounding Asian Pacific market,'' said George Scalise, president of the trade group. ''We expect worldwide chip sales for 1999 to be in line with our forecasted recovery,'' he said. The association said its global sales report showed an increase in all markets vs. March 1998. Chip sales in the Americas were up 4.8 percent from a year ago, European sales were 3.2 percent higher, sales in Japan were up 8.1 percent and Asia Pacific gained 11.8 percent. Compared with February of this year, chip sales in the Americas were up 1.6 percent, Japan sales increased 5.0 percent, European sales rose 1.4 percent and Asia Pacific sales were 2.1 percent higher. The sales report is a three-month rolling average of sales activity. Following is a summary chart of sales in billions of dollars. March 1999 Global Sales Report Month-to-Month Sales Market Feb 1999 Mar 1999 Percent Change Americas 3.550 3.606 1.6 Europe 2.490 2.524 1.4 Japan 2.303 2.419 5.0 Asia Pacific 2.552 2.607 2.1 Total 10.894 11.155 2.4 Year-to-Year Monthly Sales Market Mar 1998 Mar 1999 Change Americas 3.441 3.606 4.8 Europe 2.447 2.524 3.2 Japan 2.238 2.419 8.1 Asia Pacific 2.330 2.607 11.8 Total 10.456 11.155 6.7 Rolling Three-Month Average Sales Market Oct/Nov/Dec Jan/Feb/Mar 1999% Change Americas 3.653 3.606 -1.3 Europe 2.697 2.524 -6.4 Japan 2.317 2.419 4.4 Asia Pacific 2.645 2.607 -1.4 Total 11.313 11.155 -1.4