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SEMI: 'Billings remain robust'
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted USD 2.49 billion in billings worldwide in June 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI.
The billings figure is 8.0 percent lower than the final May 2018 level of $2.70 billion, and is 8.1 percent higher than the June 2017 billings level of USD 2.30 billion.
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“Global billings of North American equipment manufacturers declined for the current month by 8 percent from the historic high but is still 8 percent higher than billings for the same period last year,” said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI. “Billings remain robust.”
Billings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
| Billings(3-mo. avg) | Year-Over-Year | ||
| January 2018 | $2,370.1 | 27.5% | |
| February 2018 | $2,417.8 | 22.5% | |
| March 2018 | $2,431.8 | 16.9% | |
| April 2018 | $2,689.9 | 25.9% | |
| May 2018 (final) | $2,702.3 | 19.0% | |
| June 2018 (prelim) | $2,485.7 | 8.1% |
