PCB market: sales decline, employment numbers increase

However, it has to be noted that the first half of 2014 shoed a relatively strong and stable level in respect to sales. Order intake decreased likewise. It was about one fifth lower than in February 2014. But again, February 2014 showed a peak performance when compared to the last seven years. In February 2015, larger PCB companies - in particular - suffered significantly from short-term adjustments to delivery schedules of their major customers. The book-to-bill ratio reached a value of 0.91. The number of employees remained almost unchanged from the previous month, but rose by 3.4 percent YoY.