PCB market continues recovery

However, May 2013 had the fewest work days (19) so far this year. Consequently, the turnover (not turnover per workday) was 5.6 percent lower than that of April 2013 and 3.3 percent lower than in May 2012. Order intake increased by four percent compared to April 2013, and 2.4 percent compared to May 2012. Again, the order intake per working day is much better: here figures increased by 7.8 percent. Cumulative, order intake increased 3.4 percent compared to the same period of 2012 (first 5 months of the year). The book-to-bill ratio continues to increase, reaching 1.08 in May. Due to structural changes, the number of employees decreased by 6 percent compared to the May 2012.