The mid-year European sales picture confirms the overall robust 2017 growth of the European market: year-to-date semiconductor sales during the first half of 2017 were 14.6% higher than they were at the same point in the year 2016.
Looking at month-to-month sales, stronger European demand for discretes, optoelectronic devices, MOS microcomponents and memory devices contributed to the positive 1.9% growth registered in June over May. Sales of application-specific chips also grew strongly in June, with IC cards and automotive performing particularly well.
Exchange rate effects continued to affect the European sales picture, albeit to a lesser extent than in the few past months. Measured in Euro, semiconductor sales were €2.880bn in June 2017, up 0.1% versus the previous month and an increase of 21.5% versus the same month a year ago.
Monthly European Semiconductor Sales
(3-month-average data, except YTD growth which is calculated based on current month data)
