Electronic Component Distribution in Germany grows by 17 percent in 2006 and continues to grow in 2007 by 6 to 7 percent.
The Distribution in Germany enjoyed an outstanding year 2006.
The revenues of the FBDi members showed an increase by 17% to 2.534 million €. Semiconductor products contributed 70,5% of the total or 1.787 million €, followed by Passives 393 million €, 15,5%, electromechanical products 283 million €, 11,2%, and other products 71 million €, 2,8%. The book-to-bill ratio was 1,06 for the total year.
For 2007 FBDi is expecting a slower growth, however, an increase of 6% to 7%.
can be achieved. The driving force in 2006 was a booming export market in Germany. Major contributors in the electronic components market were the automotive sector and the industrial (inclusive medical) automation. Industrial electronics increased by 17,5% and Automotive by 11,5%. It was the first time that the automotive section was bigger than IT or Communication who both suffered a decrease. The Export segment in Germany is still very strong and the recovery of the economy seems to continue. Although a slight reduction of BIP growth from 2,5% in 2006 to 2,0% is forecasted, the outlook for the economy is quite positive.
Overall the market for electronic components shrunk by 1% according to ZVEI while the DTAM (Distribution Available Market) has increased from 3.750 million € to 4.062 million €. This is a significant increase of the Distribution share. Further good news for distribution was the fact that the growth was generated across all industry segments, technologies and customer sizes.
The structure of the German industry with many small and medium sized companies, serving high end niches, seems quite robust and successful.
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