Semi Gear Sales See Big Bounce in August
Published: 22 September 2017
by Mike Buetow
MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day moving average sales at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose nearly 28% year-over-year to $2.18 billion worldwide in August.
SEMI reports the three-month average worldwide billings was 3.9% lower sequentially but up 27.7% from August 2016.
“Equipment billings in August declined relative to July, signaling a pause in this year's extraordinary growth," said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI. “Nonetheless monthly billings remain well above last year's monthly levels."
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Billings |
Year-Over-Year |
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March 2017 |
$2,079.7 |
73.7% |
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April 2017 |
$2,136.4 |
46.3% |
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May 2017 |
$2,270.5 |
41.8% |
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June 2017 |
$2,300.3 |
34.1% |
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July 2017 (final) |
$2,269.7 |
32.9% |
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August 2017 (prelim) |
$2,181.8 |
27.7% |
