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IPC COMMUNITY 98 FALL 2023 North America By Brian Knier Vice President, Marketing, Member Success, and Sales North American EMS and PCB Industry Shipments Up in August Did you know that IPC conducts statistical programs for the EMS and PCB segments of the electronics manufacturing industry? Each month, IPC issues EMS and PCB book-to- bill ratios, and July was a great month for the PCB sector while the EMS sector experienced weaker orders, but stronger shipments. • Total North American PCB shipments in August 2023 were up 26.4 percent com- pared to the same month last year. Com- pared to the preceding month, August shipments were down 35.7 percent. PCB bookings in August were down 29 percent compared to the same month last year. August bookings were down 36.8 percent compared to the preceding month. • Total North American EMS shipments in August 2023 were up 2.49 percent com- pared to the same month last year. Com- pared to the preceding month, August shipments increased 8.9 percent. EMS bookings in August increased 13.7 percent year-over-year and increased 8.2 percent from the previous month. IPC's monthly EMS and PCB industry sta- tistics are based on data provided by a repre- Q3 REGIONAL UPDATES IPC Around the World