Tide Has Turned
December 12, 2019
The November Global Purchasing Managers Index moved back into expansion territory (Chart 1). Admittedly results varied significantly by country but world global manufacturing activity resumed growth at year end.
Semiconductor Industry Upturn by Early 2020?
September 16, 2019
Reports of 2Q’19 financials from all of the major OEMs in our 213 company global sample show that their electronic equipment sales declined 1.4 percent compared to the same quarter of last year (Chart 1). This OEM group’s combined sales growth...
Strong 2Q’18 Global Supply Chain Growth But Second Half Slowing
August 14, 2018
2Q’18 Electronic Supply Chain Growth Update
- Chart 1 is a preliminary estimate of global growth of the electronic supply chain by sector for 2Q’18 vs 2Q’17. Note the strong performance of semiconductors, SEMI capital equipment and passive...