IPC Revised IMS/PCB Year-to-Date Information

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 26, 2003 -- There is a revision in the year-to-date information for the U.S. IMS/PCB Industry Book-to-Bill data for February 2003. Compared to 2002, bookings of PCBs are down 18.8 percent year-to-date, while shipments of PCBs are down 23.4 percent year-to-date. For more information, contact Jeff Morton, IPC market research director, at jeffmorton@ipc.org or 847-790-5317.

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IPC is a Northbrook, Ill.-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,400 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $44 billion U.S. industry employing more than 400,000 people. IPC maintains offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Garden Grove, Calif.; and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit http://www.ipc.org.

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