ATLANTA — A precipitous drop in sales sentiment for semiconductors dragged the overall component sentiment index down by 6.7 points to 75.6 in the ECIA's October Electronic Component Sales Trend survey. Despite modest improvements in the Electro-Mechanical and Passive Component Indices, the index for semiconductors collapsed from 96.4 in September to 69.2 in October.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide in September fell 3% year over year and 0.5% sequentially, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC announced that North American Printed Circuit Board shipments in September 2022 were up 14.6% compared to the same month last year. Compared to August, September shipments rose 17.9%.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide IT and business services revenue is expected to grow (in constant currency) 5.7% this year and 5.2% in 2023, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. The IDC forecasts that in nominal dollar denominated revenue based on today's exchange rate, the market will grow by 2% this year due to currency headwinds.