April semi sales up 3.4% – SIA

“Year-to-year semiconductor sales increased for the 24th straight month in April, thanks largely to continued growth in the Americas and Asia Pacific regional markets,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer, “the global industry has posted higher sales through April than at the same point in 2014, and we expect continued growth for the rest of 2015 and beyond.”

Regionally, year-to-year sales increased in the Americas (12.2 %), China (9.9 %), and Asia Pacific/All Other (5.2 %), while sales decreased in Europe (-5.6 %) and Japan (-10.7 %).

Compared March, sales were up in the Asia Pacific/All Other (2.3 %) category, but down in Japan (-0.2 %), China (-0.7 %), Europe (-2.3 %), and the Americas (-3.4 %).

The SIA expects sales to reach $347.2 billion in 2015, a 3.4 % increase from 2014 with y-o-y increases for 2015 in Asia Pacific (7.0 %) and the Americas (3.7 %), and decreases in Europe (-3.6 %) and Japan (-9.5 %).

In 2016, 3.4% growth is expected to deliver f$358.9 billion revenues and, in 2017, 3% growth to reach $369.6 billion is forecast.