BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in April were up 14.3% compared to the same month last year, according to the findings from IPC's North American Electronics Manufacturing Services Statistical Program. Compared to the preceding month, April shipments increased 5.5%. 

PASADENA, CA – Lead times and prices are expected to drop toward historical norms in the second quarter, while inventory reductions and corrections will continue into the second half of the year, according to the latest Commodity IQ analysis from Supplyframe.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $119.5 billion during the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and 21.3% less than the first quarter of 2022, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association's monthly findings.

ATLANTA – The electronic component sales sentiment declined by 1.9 points in April, marking the second consecutive month of slightly lower results, but the outlook for May is considerably higher in the ECIA's monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) survey.