Atlanta, GA — ECIA reports CY18 global passive sales (capacitors, inductors and resistors) up 25.2% in dollars and up 16.7% in units. Average selling price improved 7.3%. Units sales were 7.4 trillion units totaling $32.1 billion. Capacitor sales were up 12.5% in units and 27.9% in dollars. Average selling price improved 13.7%. Inductors sales were up 4.6% in units and 5.4% in dollars. Average selling price improved 0.8%. Resistor sales were up 23.7% in units and 41.1% in dollars. Average selling price improved 14.0%. The graph illustrates the breakout of passive sales by geographic region.
