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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Global semiconductor sales for the month of September 2022 were down 0.5% compared to August 2022 and 3.0% less than September 2021, according to the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

In a statement on its website on Oct 28, SIA said that worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$141 billion during the third quarter of 2022, a decrease of 3.0% compared to the third quarter of 2021 and 6.3% less than the second quarter of 2022.

Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a three-month moving average.

SIA president and CEO John Neuffer said following strong growth through the first half of 2022, global semiconductor sales have slowed in recent months, decreasing in September on a year-to-year basis for the first time since January 2020 amid a range of macroeconomic headwinds.

 “The long-term market outlook remains strong, however, as semiconductors continue to become a larger and more important part of our digital economy,” he said.

SIA said that regionally, month-on-month sales increased in the Americas (4.8%), Japan (0.5%), and Europe (0.1%), but decreased in Asia-Pacific/all others (-2.9%), and China (-3.0%).

Year-on-year sales increased in Europe (12.4%), the Americas (11.5%), and Japan (5.6%), but decreased in Asia-Pacific/all others (-7.7%) and China (-14.4%).

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