GERMANY – The German Electronics manufacturing industry saw orders for electronic goods rise by near 12% for the fourth quarter 2007, which led to a 4.3% increase in revenues for the same period, according to the German Electric and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI).

Manufacturers have stated that revenue growth might have been higher, but was impacted by the lesser number of working days in the fourth quarter (60 as opposed to 65).

The Book-to-bill ratio reached 1.10, indicating a coming increase in sales. The number of employees increased slightly by 0.4%.

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