13 May 2023 -
 General

IPC – defence, communications, and aerospace sector lead in sector growth

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The latest Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report from the IPC delivered a mixed bag of industry sentiment.

“Over the next six months, electronics manufacturers expect to see continued increase in both labor and material costs,” said Shawn DuBravac, IPC chief economist, in a press release. “Meanwhile, backlogs, ease of recruitment, and profit margins are expected to contract.”

Survey results show:

  • 54 percent of respondents reported that labor and material costs are rising, but the number of companies experiencing rising costs continues to decline.
  • The Orders Index slipped to 105. While this is still in expansionary territory, it is the lowest it has been since the start of the survey.
  • Industry believes the military sector will grow 16 percent on average this year, followed by the aerospace sector and the communications sector which are both expected to grow by roughly 11 percent. The medical sector is expected to rise by 10 percent.
  • The automotive sector and industrial electronics sector are both expected to rise 5.6 percent. The consumer electronics sector is expected to decline 3 percent and the computer sector is expected to decline 7 percent in 2023.

For the latest report, IPC surveyed hundreds of companies from around the world, including a wide range of company sizes representing the full electronics manufacturing value chain.

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