Defense dives.

DEFENSE DIVES

Trends in the U.S. electronics equipment market (shipments only).

                                        % CHANGE
                             APR.   MAY (r)   JUNE *    YTD

Computers/electronics         8.9     -2.4      -4.2    -0.1
products

Computers                     0.8     16.7      -5.6    -5.0

Storage devices              -2.1     16.3     -10.0   -15.5

Other peripheral equipment    1.6      1.6      -0.7     1.8

Nondefense                    1.4      1.0       1.7    -3.7
communications equipment

Defense communications        3.4      5.0     -15.6     2.3
equipment

A/V equipment                12.3     -6.6       0.9     5.8

Semiconductors               46.9    -18.1     -18.5    -5.2

Components (1)               -0.3     -0.7       1.0     7.4

Nondefense search and        16.7     -1.0       1.2    19.7
navigation equipment

Defense search and           -1.1      0.4      -3.1     5.4
navigation equipment

Medical, measurement and     -0.8     -0.4       1.6     2.7
control

(r) Revised.

* Preliminary.

(1) Includes semiconductors. Seasonally adjusted.

Source. U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau, Aug. 2, 2007