Germany's Electronic Components Industry Grows 4% in 1Q15

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New orders of electronic components went up by 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2015, while sales rose by 2.3 percent, according to the ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems. Manufacturers attribute the positive growth to favorable business climate.

Order intake was up by 1.2 percent compared to the same period in 2014. Book to bill ratio, meanwhile, reached 1.01.

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