SIA announced that global semiconductor sales in April 2019 declined both month-on-month and year-on-year

In June 2019, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the United States recently cited the figures of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Organization (WSTS), and global semiconductor sales in April 2019 were US$32.1 billion, a decrease of 14.6% from US$37.6 billion in April 2018 and a decrease of 0.4% from US$32.3 billion in March 2019. In addition, the latest WSTS industry forecast projects that annual global sales will fall by 12.1% in 2019 and then increase by 5.4% in 2020. SIA represents the United States' leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design and research.

“The global semiconductor market continued to contract in April, with sequential sales declines both year-over-year and month-over-month,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. “Sales declined in all major regional markets and semiconductor product categories compared to last year. Global sales are expected to decline 12% this year before experiencing modest growth next year.”

Regionally, sales increased slightly year-over-year in Japan (2.5%) and China (1.8%), but declined in Europe (-1.2%), Asia Pacific/All Other (-2.0%) and the Americas (-3.0%). Sales declined in all regional markets compared to the same period last year: Europe (-8.0%), Asia Pacific/All Other (-10.7%), China (-10.9%), Japan (-10.9%) and the Americas (-29.5%).

In addition, SIA today released the WSTS 2019 full-year global semiconductor sales forecast, which projects the industry to achieve $412.1 billion in global sales in 2019, a 12.1% decrease from 2018 sales of $468.8 billion. WSTS projects that all regional markets will decline year-on-year in 2019, including: Europe (-3.1%), Asia Pacific (including China) (-9.6%), Japan (-9.7%) and the Americas (-23.6%). The global market is expected to recover in 2020, with an annual growth rate of 5.4%. WSTS statistics are obtained by calling together important semiconductor companies around the world, listing their semi-annual industry forecasts, and providing semiconductor trend indicators through accurate information provided by the companies.