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PCB SOURCING


PCB Industry In growth trend


Rigid PCB shipments were up 25.3% in themonth of June while bookings increased 29.3% in June 2010 fromJune 2009, reports the IPC in itsmost recent North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.


Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were up 19.3% and bookings


have grown 35.0%. Compared to the previousmonth, rigid PCB shipments increased 13.7% and rigid bookings increased 9.7%. The book-to-bill ratio for the North American rigid PCB industry in June 2010 stood at 1.12.


Flexible circuit shipments in June 2010were up 14.8%, and


bookingswere up 11.0%compared to June 2009. Year to date, flexible circuit shipments increased 0.6%and bookingswere up 15.5%. Compared to the previousmonth, flexible circuit shipments went up 28.1%and flex bookings declined 2.7%. The North American flexible circuit book-to-bill ratio in June 2010 remained high at 1.15.


For rigid PCBs and flexible circuits combined, industry shipments in


June 2010 increased 24.4%fromJune 2009, as orders booked increased 27.8%fromJune 2009. Year to date, combined industry shipmentswere up 17.6%and bookingswere up 33.4%. Compared to the previousmonth, combined industry shipments for June 2010


increased 14.8%and bookingswent up 8.6%. The combined (rigid and flex) industry book-to-bill ratio in June 2010was 1.12.


“The book-to-bill ratios


The IPC reports shipments of all types of PCBs increased in June


for both rigid PCBs and flexible circuits remainwell above parity,which suggests a positive outlook for the remainder of the year,” said IPC President& CEODennyMcGuirk. “Sales growth is stabilizing, but year-on-year growth in both segments is continuing in double digits,” he added.


The book-to-bill ratios are calculated by dividing the value of


orders booked over the past threemonths by the value of sales billed during the same period fromcompanies in IPC’s survey sample. A ratio ofmore than 1.00 suggests that current demand is ahead of supply, which is a positive indicator for sales growth over the next two to threemonths.


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