Regional
European industry shows growth
An analyst’s indicative index has shown that the European semiconductor industry
saw positive growth in the month of May.
Economic research firm e-forecasting.com has announced that The semiconductor leading indicator’s six month growth
the European Semiconductor Sales leading indicator rose by 1 rate edged up 0.2 percent in May 2009, after going down 2.1
percent in May to a reading of 155.1, after increasing 0.6 percent in April. Consecutive negative values in the six-month
percent in April. The index was set to average 100 in 2000 growth rate predict an end to an economic expansion and the
The indicator, comparable to the company’s other global beginning of an upcoming recession.
regional semiconductor industry indicators for North America, Four of the seven components that make up the leading
Asia Pacific and Japan, is a forward-looking composite index indicator for semiconductor sales in the European
that forecasts six months ahead, on average, business activity semicondcutor market improved in May. Productivity
in the region for sales for semiconductors. Barometer, US Manufacturing; Productivity Barometer,
“There was a big shift in the indicator this month, the six European Manufacturing; Non-EU Demand Prospects, Top-10
month-growth rate broke ground and its six-month growth partner-countries; US Monetary Conditions, Yield Spread and
rate went back into positive territory. This is a good sign that European Short-term Interest Rates. The three components
things will improve for the chip industry in Europe in the next that had a negative contribution to the leading indicator for
few months. If we see this continue over the next few semiconductor sales in the European market were: Change in
34
months, then we would very likely see a recovery this late Profit Margins, US Semiconductors and Orders to Inventories
fall,” commented Maria Simos, CEO of e-forecasting.com Ratio, US Electronics.
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