Industry market snapshot.

INDUSTRY MARKET SNAPSHOT

Book-to-bills/growth rates of various components/equipment.

                               JULY   AUG.   SEPT.   OCT.

Semiconductor equipment (1)    0.90   0.92    0.96    1.0
Semiconductors (2)            10.5%   4.0%    6.5%   6.8%
PCBs (3) (North America)       1.04   1.14    1.15   1.18

Sources: (1) SEMI, (2) SIA (3-month moving average growth), (3) IPC

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Title Annotation:	Market Watch
Publication:	Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture
Date:	Jan 1, 2004
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