Dec 12, 2001 IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries has announced the creation of the PCB Business Report, a new IPC statistical report tracking the dynamics of the U.S. Printed Circuit Board industry.
The PCB Business Report, scheduled to be published for the first time on February 28, 2002, will be presented monthly, in addition to the IPC Book-to-Bill ratio. It will contain two indices, one covering PCB shipments and the other PCB bookings and both indices will provide industry growth on a month-to-month basis from a base year of 1991.
"The IPC Book-to-Bill is an excellent tool for acquiring the performance of the industry on a month-to-month basis. And we are going to make that even better," said Jeff Morton, IPC director of Market Research. "The PCB Business Report will provide an excellent comparison of current industry data with past industry performance."
The indices are calculated by setting the base year (1991) equal to 100 and then multiplying the monthly growth rates of the actual shipments and bookings by the corresponding index number.
The information will be based on data provided by the 84 rigid and flexible PCB manufacturers participating in IPC's monthly Statistical Program. These companies represent over 60% of the U.S. domestic printed circuit board market. Participating IPC member companies receive a detailed monthly report, highlights include actual shipment and bookings data, laminate shipments, laminate imports and information on flexible PWBs.
For more information about IPC's PCB Business Report, contact Morton at JeffMorton@ipc.org or 847-790-5317.
IPC is a U.S.-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,800 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed wiring board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $44 billion U.S. industry employing more than 400,000 people.
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