December Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Survey Participants Express Enthusiasm for January 2025 Outlook Compared to December

ATLANTA – The December ECST survey of supply chain participants found that concerns about December sales were moderated from the November outlook. The November survey projected an overall index score of 94.4 which would have been the lowest since the prior December.

“The actual results measured in the December survey found concerns moderated somewhat with an actual score of 98.4, a steep drop from November but in line with prior months’ results,” explained ECIA Chief Analyst Dale Ford. “The encouraging news comes in the outlook for January 2025 with a forecast leap of 16.8 points up to an overall score of 115.2. The January 2025 outlook is consistent with the optimism for Q1 2025 sales improvement measured in the Quarterly ECST survey conducted in November.”

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