SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers today reported the June 90-day average bookings fell 9.8% from the revised May figures to $1.46 billion.

 

Bookings were down 5.5% from June 2011, the SEMI trade group said. The companies surveyed posted $1.55 billion in billings worldwide in June, up 1% from final May levels and down 5.2% from last year.

The book-to-bill ratio was 0.94 in June, meaning that $94 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. Semiconductor fabrication equipment is considered a leading indicator for future printed circuit board and electronics assembly orders.

The drop broke a streak of seven months of increases.

 

Billings
(3-mo. avg)

Bookings
(3-mo. avg)

Book-to-Bill

Jan 2012

1,239.9

1,187.5

0.96

Feb 2012

1,322.8

1,336.9

1.01

March 2012

1,287.6

1,445.7

1.12

April 2012

1,458.7

1,602.8

1.10

May 2012 (final)

1,539.3

1,613.7

1.05

June 2012 (prelim)

1,554.9

1,455.6

0.94

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