TOKYO – Japan's PCB production continued to shrink in January and recorded the largest decrease in more than six years, with flexible circuit production falling for the third consecutive month, according to the latest statistics released by the Japan Electronics Packaging Circuits Association.

Japanese output of printed circuit boards in January fell by 11.7% from the same month last year to 80.4 million sq. m., with output decreasing by 10.7% to 49.015 billion yen ($374.7 million).

The output of rigid PCBs in the country fell by 8.3% from the same month last year to 679,000 sq. m. in January, shrinking for the 11th consecutive month; the output fell by 11.4% to 29.284 billion yen ($223.9 million), decreasing for the fifth consecutive month.

Flexible PCB (Flexible PCB) production fell 17.7% to 89,000 sq. m., shrinking for the first time in five months, while output shrank for the third straight month, decreasing 8.3% to 2.070 billion yen ($15.8 million).

The output of module substrates dropped by 42.1% to 35,000 sq. m., showing a decline for the eighth consecutive month, with output falling by 9.8% to 17.661 billion yen ($135 million), the second decrease in three months.

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