IPC North American PCB Industry Report Shows Growth in Military Aerospace Market

The "2018 North American PCB Industry Analysis and Market Forecast Report" released by IPC in the past 6 days shows that the military and aerospace industries are the two fastest-growing vertical application markets in the PCB industry in North America, accounting for one-third of the PCB market and the only growing market application field in 2018.
 
In IPC's research, it was also found that the growth rate of the flexible printed circuit board market has far exceeded that of the rigid printed circuit board market. However, the negative growth rate of the rigid PCB market has been steadily decreasing in recent years and achieved a reversal to positive growth in 2017. The estimated North American PCB production from 2017 to 2018 decreased by 4.3 percentage points, but in reality, the growth rate remained almost unchanged at 0.4%.
 
This annual research report is a comprehensive analysis of the market and business data of the PCB industry in North America, including current data analysis of rigid and flexible boards, market and production growth rates, production and sales volume of different product types, sample production, vertical markets, and the application of special technologies such as RF and embedded components; It also includes financial and operational indicators such as average operating revenue, capacity utilization, inventory turnover, and ordering time. In addition, the report also includes an analysis of global and North American PCB production by renowned PCB industry analyst and consultant Dr. Hayao Nakahara, as well as forecast results for 2018.
 
The results in the report are based on the annual data submitted by sample companies participating in the IPC North American PCB Statistics and Market Research Project in 2018. It is estimated that the sample companies participating in the IPC project research have already occupied 51% of the North American PCB market share.