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German PCB Market Posts Slight Drop in 1H 2015
August 20, 2015 | ZVEI PCB and Electronic SystemsEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Germany's PCB sales in the first half of 2015 saw a 1.1% drop compared to the same period last year, according to the ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems. On a monthly basis, June sales were up by 10.5% from May.
Orders went up by 6.1% in June this year compared to last year; but for the first six months of the year, orders were down by 2.6% compared to the same period in 2014.
Book-to-bill ratio reached 0.98 in June, and 1.02 in 1H 2015.
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