DEFENSE DIVES
Trends in the U.S. electronics equipment market (shipments only).
% CHANGE
APR. MAY (r) JUNE * YTD
Computers/electronics 8.9 -2.4 -4.2 -0.1
products
Computers 0.8 16.7 -5.6 -5.0
Storage devices -2.1 16.3 -10.0 -15.5
Other peripheral equipment 1.6 1.6 -0.7 1.8
Nondefense 1.4 1.0 1.7 -3.7
communications equipment
Defense communications 3.4 5.0 -15.6 2.3
equipment
A/V equipment 12.3 -6.6 0.9 5.8
Semiconductors 46.9 -18.1 -18.5 -5.2
Components (1) -0.3 -0.7 1.0 7.4
Nondefense search and 16.7 -1.0 1.2 19.7
navigation equipment
Defense search and -1.1 0.4 -3.1 5.4
navigation equipment
Medical, measurement and -0.8 -0.4 1.6 2.7
control
(r) Revised.
* Preliminary.
(1) Includes semiconductors. Seasonally adjusted.
Source. U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau, Aug. 2, 2007
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