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View PricingMay 2023 Witnesses Decrease of $204M in U.S. Printed Circuit Imports
U.S. Printed Circuit Imports
In May 2023, overseas purchases of printed circuits decreased by -13% to 113M units, falling for the second consecutive month after two months of growth. Overall, imports recorded a pronounced setback. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in June 2022 when imports increased by 38% against the previous month. Over the period under review, imports reached the maximum at 275M units in July 2022; however, from August 2022 to May 2023, imports stood at a somewhat lower figure.
In value terms, printed circuit imports reduced slightly to $204M (IndexBox estimates) in May 2023. In general, imports saw a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in August 2022 when imports increased by 40% month-to-month. As a result, imports reached the peak of $315M. From September 2022 to May 2023, the growth of imports remained at a somewhat lower figure.
| COUNTRY | Import Value of Printed Circuit in U.S. (million USD) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | |
| China | 77.3 | 75.7 | 73.1 | 79.4 | 77.2 | 90.6 | 73.6 | 65.9 | 68.7 | 57.7 | 67.4 | 65.7 | 61.3 |
| Taiwan (Chinese) | 53.5 | 40.4 | 61.5 | 63.7 | 63.3 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 48.7 | 53.4 | 48.6 | 46.6 | 44.7 | 45.1 |
| Japan | 17.5 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 51.4 | 20.8 | 24.8 | 17.1 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 18.9 |
| Thailand | 14.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 13.0 |
| South Korea | 12.0 | 12.8 | 18.6 | 59.6 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 10.5 |
| Mexico | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| France | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Others | 37.8 | 41.7 | 39.4 | 39.9 | 44.5 | 41.8 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 35.2 | 37.5 | 49.7 | 45.1 | 45.5 |
| Total | 218 | 207 | 225 | 315 | 247 | 260 | 244 | 209 | 211 | 193 | 208 | 207 | 204 |
Imports by Country
In May 2023, China (53M units) constituted the largest printed circuit supplier to the United States, with a 47% share of total imports. Moreover, printed circuit imports from China exceeded the figures recorded by the second-largest supplier, Thailand (16M units), threefold. The third position in this ranking was held by Taiwan (Chinese) (15M units), with a 14% share.
From May 2022 to May 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of volume from China amounted to -2.0%. The remaining supplying countries recorded the following average monthly rates of imports growth: Thailand (+5.2% per month) and Taiwan (Chinese) (-11.4% per month).
In value terms, China ($61M), Taiwan (Chinese) ($45M) and Japan ($19M) appeared to be the largest printed circuit suppliers to the United States, together accounting for 61% of total imports. Thailand, South Korea, Mexico and France lagged somewhat behind, together comprising a further 16%.
In terms of the main suppliers, Mexico, with a CAGR of +4.6%, saw the highest growth rate of the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
Import Prices by Country
In May 2023, the printed circuit price amounted to $1.8 per unit (CIF, US), picking up by 13% against the previous month. Overall, import price indicated a notable expansion from May 2022 to May 2023: its price increased at an average monthly rate of +2.8% over the last twelve months. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on May 2023 figures, printed circuit import price decreased by -4.4% against January 2023 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in August 2022 when the average import price increased by 105% against the previous month. The import price peaked at $1.9 per unit in January 2023; however, from February 2023 to May 2023, import prices failed to regain momentum.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of origin: the country with the highest price was Japan ($5.7 per unit), while the price for France ($393 per thousand units) was amongst the lowest.
From May 2022 to May 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Taiwan (Chinese) (+11.2%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.
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LIST OF FIGURES
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- Production Volume And Growth
- Exports And Growth
- Export Prices And Growth
- Market Size And Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports And Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
