Japan’s June sales of chip-making equipment hit biggest drop in 3-1/2 years

July 27, 2023 /SemiMedia/ — In accordance with reviews, in June, the gross sales of Japanese chip manufacturing gear producers fell for the primary time in 5 months, and it was the biggest decline in three and a half years. The month-to-month gross sales hit a brand new low degree up to now two years.

In accordance with statistics launched by the Semiconductor Gear Affiliation of Japan (SEAJ), the gross sales of Japanese-made chip gear in June 2023 have been 259.222 billion yen, a lower of 8.9% from the identical interval final 12 months, which was the primary year-on-year shrinkage in 5 months. It hit a brand new low since August 2021 (250.758 billion yen), and the decline was the biggest in about three and a half years.

Nonetheless, in the course of the interval from January to June 2023, Japan’s chip manufacturing gear gross sales of 1,835.8 billion yen nonetheless hit a file excessive for a similar interval, an annual enhance of 1.2%.