Industry shipments and orders in April continued to grow but at a slowing pace.
IPC recently announced the April 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Industry shipments and orders in April continued to grow but at a slowing pace. The book-to-bill ratio decreased but remained strong at 1.08.
Total North American PCB shipments in April 2018 were up 8.8% compared to the same month last year. This year to date, shipments are 9.6% above the same period last year. Compared to the preceding month, April shipments reportedly decreased 14%.