April North American PCB industry in April data survey
IPC-International Electronics Industries Association® Monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Syllabus, May 31, 2011 - Results for the April survey are as follows:
PCB industry growth rate and the order shipped than announced
From April 2010 to April 2011, PCB hard board shipments fell 0.8%, orders fell 6.6%. Year-to-date, PCB hard board shipments rose 5.2%, orders fell 8.1%. Compared with the previous month, PCB hard board shipments fell 15.0%, PCB hard board orders fell 12.3%. North American PCB board industry in April 2011 orders shipped ratio increased to 0.96.
Compared with April 2010, soft PCB shipments increased by 30.3% in April 2011 and orders increased by 7.2%. Year to date, soft printed circuit board shipments increased by 14.3%, orders increased 9.0%. Compared to the previous month, soft printed circuit board shipments fell 2.4%, orders fell 0.8%. April 2011 North America's soft printed circuit board shipments dropped to 0.96.
PCB hard board and flexible circuit board combination, industry shipments from April 2010 to April 2011 increased by 3.0%, orders fell 5.6%. Year-to-date, combined shipments rose 5.9% and orders fell 6.7%. Compared with the previous month, combined shipments in April 2011 decreased by 13.9% and orders dropped by 11.5%. April 2011 The combined (hardboard and flexboard) industry's order shipments rose to a whopping 0.96 from a small step.
"PCB sales growth in North America will continue to follow normal seasonal patterns and appear to be back to normal," said Denny McGuirk, president and chief executive officer of IPC. "Stronger sales than orders are dynamic and keep order-to-ship stable, indicating sales The slowdown in the amount of growth is likely to continue into the third quarter of today. "
The calculation of the order-to-bill ratio is based on the value of the orders of companies in the IPC survey sample for the past three months divided by the sales value at the same time. A ratio of over 1.00 indicates that current demand is higher than supply, which is a positive indicator of sales growth over the next two to three months.
The combination of PCB hard board and flexible circuit board shipments and growth rate of PCB hard board by the area of serious impact. According to the IPC World PCB Production Report, it is estimated that PCB hard board represents 89% of the current North American PCB industry.
The role of domestic production
The monthly North American PCB industry survey tracks orders and shipments from facilities in the United States and Canada and provides an indication of regional demand. These figures do not measure PCB production in the United States and Canada. Tracking regional production trends, IPC asked respondents about the percentage of shipments they reported to ship domestically (ie, in the United States or Canada). In April 2011, 81% of total PCB shipments reported were made domestically. According to the IPC survey, domestic production accounted for 79% of PCB hard boards and 87% of flexible boards shipped in April. These numbers were significantly affected by mixed companies in the IPC survey sample, which changed only slightly in January, but remained constant for the remainder of the year.
Bare wiring and assembly
Flexible printed circuit board sales, in addition to bare flexible circuits, usually include value-added services such as assembly. In April, manufacturers of flexible circuits from IPC survey samples showed bare wires accounted for about 52% of shipments. Assembly and other services make up a huge and growing part of the flexible printed wiring board manufacturing industry. This phenomenon is also sensitive to changes in survey samples, which may occur at the beginning of each calendar year.
Explain the data
From the beginning of the year to the present, the growth rate provides the most meaningful outlook for industrial growth as compared with the same period of the previous year. The month to month comparison should be cautious, as they may reflect cyclical effects. Because orders tend to be more volatile than shipping, changes in the order-to-delivery ratio between months and months may not matter unless a change of more than three consecutive months is evident. It is equally important to consider the changes in orders and shipments and to understand what changes to manipulating the order shipments.