Global Semiconductor Sales Up 9.8 Percent Year-to-Year in November

Year-to-date sales through November top annual total from 2017; month-to-month sales in November slip 1.1 percent

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $41.4 billion for the month of November 2018, an increase of 9.8 percent from the November 2017 total of $37.7 billion and 1.1 percent less than the October 2018 total of $41.8 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a three-month moving average.

“The global semiconductor industry continues to post solid year-to-year sales increases, and year-to-date revenue through November has surpassed annual sales from all of 2017, but growth has slowed somewhat in recent months,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. “Year-to-year sales increased in November across all major regional markets, with the China market standing out with growth of 17 percent. Double-digit annual growth is expected for 2018 once December’s sales are tallied, with more modest growth projected for 2019.”

Regionally, year-to-year sales increased in China (17.4 percent), the Americas (8.8 percent), Europe (5.8 percent), Japan (5.6 percent), and Asia Pacific/All Other (4.4 percent). Compared with last month, sales were up in Asia Pacific/All Other (1.1 percent), Europe (0.5 percent), and Japan (0.4 percent), but down slightly in the Americas (-2.2 percent) and China (-2.7 percent).

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November 2018
Billions
Month-to-Month Sales
Market	Last Month	Current Month	% Change
Americas	9.75	9.54	-2.2%
Europe	3.61	3.62	0.5%
Japan	3.37	3.39	0.4%
China	14.37	13.97	-2.7%
Asia Pacific/All Other	10.72	10.84	1.1%
Total	41.82	41.37	-1.1%
Year-to-Year Sales
Market	Last Year	Current Month	% Change
Americas	8.77	9.54	8.8%
Europe	3.42	3.62	5.8%
Japan	3.21	3.39	5.6%
China	11.90	13.97	17.4%
Asia Pacific/All Other	10.39	10.84	4.4%
Total	37.69	41.37	9.8%
Three-Month-Moving Average Sales
Market	Jun/Jul/Aug	Sept/Oct/Nov	% Change
Americas	8.82	9.54	8.2%
Europe	3.54	3.62	2.2%
Japan	3.39	3.39	0.1%
China	14.14	13.97	-1.2%
Asia Pacific/All Other	10.50	10.84	3.2%
Total	40.39	41.37	2.4%

About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America’s top export industries and a key driver of America’s economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness. Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics – enable the systems and products we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs nearly a quarter of a million people in the U.S. In 2017, U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $189 billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion-dollar electronics industry possible. SIA seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry stakeholders to encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel business and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org.