TTI Posts Global Update for Week of Dec. 5

Growth by Sector

3Q’18 vs. 3Q’17 growth by sector of global electronic supply chain is given in Chart 1. Electronic equipment growth declined from 11.1% in Q2 to 6.6% in Q3 when compared to the same quarters a year earlier.
Chart 1 is based on the consolidated financial results for multiple companies in each sector producing similar goods. All values were converted to U.S. dollars at third quarter exchange rates for consolidation.
Quarterly electronic equipment sales by type are given in Chart 2.
Chart 3 shows annualized (12/12) and 3-month (3/12) electronic equipment growth rates. Electronic equipment growth is slowing but is still positive.