March sales were $55.9 billion up 1.8% on February’s $54.9 billion..
“Global semiconductor demand remains high, with first-quarter sales substantially outpacing the first quarter of last year,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer, “Year-to-year sales increased by more than 17% for the 11thconsecutive month, driven by a year-to-year sales increase of roughly 45% in the Americas.”
Regionally, year-to-year sales in March were up in the Americas (45.3%), Asia Pacific/All Other (15.4%), China (7.6%), and Japan (5.8%), but down in Europe (-2.0%). Month-to-month sales in March increased in Europe (5.7%), Asia Pacific/All Other (3.6%), and China (2.4%), but decreased in the Americas (-0.4%) and Japan (0.4%).
