MCLEAN, VA – Manufacturing technology orders declined 2.4% sequentially to $329.6 million in November, according to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology. Year-to-date orders were down 5.1% to nearly $3.6 billion compared to the same period in 2015.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to remain flat in 2017 compared to 2016, totaling 2.3 billion, says Gartner.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $737 billion in 2016, as organizations invest in the hardware, software, services and connectivity that enable IoT, says International Data Corp. Global IoT spending will experience a CAGR of 15.6% from 2015 to 2020, reaching $1.29 trillion in 2020.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide reached $31 billion in November, up 7.4% from a year ago.