ARLINGTON, VA -- The June order index compiled by the Electronic Components Industry Association moved downward as the uncertainty in world markets continued. The 12-month moving average, however, stayed flat as the summer doldrums may be in store for the components market.

Bob Willis, ECIA executive vice president and CTO, sees similar comparisons to last summer’s nonevents. “While the index compares similarly to last summer, there would seem to be more uncertainty in international and political markets in 2012,” says Willis. “It could be a problem in any one area would have a domino effect across a wide spectrum of economies. Governments and markets seemed to be playing a wait-and-see scenario.”

ECIA’s monthly report consolidates order information collected in confidence from leading IPE component manufacturers.