BANNOCKBURN, IL – October rigid PCB shipments were down 0.8% and bookings were down 1.7% year-over-year, IPC said today. Flexible circuit shipments were down 8.6% and bookings were up 0.2% year-over-year.

Year to date, rigid PCB shipments are down 9.1% and bookings are off 9.6%. Rigid PCB shipments decreased 10.7% and rigid bookings decreased 16.4% sequentially. The book-to-bill ratio remained steady at 1.08. 

Year to date, flexible circuit shipments are down 6.9% and bookings are up 4.8%.  Compared to September, flexible circuit shipments decreased 0.3% and flex bookings were up 6.8%. The flex book-to-bill ratio rose to 1.10.

For rigid and flexible PCBs combined, shipments decreased 1.3% from a year ago, and bookings fell 1.6%. Year to date, combined shipments are off 9% and bookings are down 8.7%.

Compared to September, combined shipments are down 10.1% and bookings are down 15.2%.  The combined industry book-to-bill ratio remained at 1.08.

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