SEMI billings growth slows
- Author:Ella Cai
- Release on:2017-09-22
The SEMI billings report for August showed sales of $2.18 billion which was 3.9% down on July’s $2.27 billion and 27.7% better than the August 2016 level if $1.71 billion.
“Equipment billings in August declined relative to July, signaling a pause in this year’s extraordinary growth,” said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, “nonetheless monthly billings remain well above last year’s monthly levels.”
For the six months to August, billings and y-o-y % increases were:
March $2,079.7 73.7%
April $2,136.4 46.3%
May $2,270.5 41.8%
June $2,300.3 34.1%
July $2,269.7 32.9%
August $2,181.8 27.7%
“Equipment billings in August declined relative to July, signaling a pause in this year’s extraordinary growth,” said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, “nonetheless monthly billings remain well above last year’s monthly levels.”
For the six months to August, billings and y-o-y % increases were:
March $2,079.7 73.7%
April $2,136.4 46.3%
May $2,270.5 41.8%
June $2,300.3 34.1%
July $2,269.7 32.9%
August $2,181.8 27.7%
