Shipments of electronic parts in Japanese factories increased for 14 months, the largest increase in three years

According to the statistics released by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industry Association on the 30th, due to the strong demand for smart phones and automotive electronic parts, plus the demand for industrial machinery from semiconductor manufacturing equipment, FA (Factory Automation) machines, and machine tools, etc. Also good, boosting the global shipments of electronic parts factories in Japan in January 2018 increased by 15.2% from the same month last year to 360.4 billion yen, showing an increase for the 14th month in a row. Monthly shipments were higher than 300 billion for the 20th consecutive month. Japan's largest mark, and the record for the largest increase in three years (January 2015, the month increased by 17%).

In terms of regional shipments, the Japanese factory’s shipments of electronic components in Japan increased by 15% to 88 billion yen in January from the same month last year; shipments to the Americas grew by 11% to 35.2 billion yen; The volume of goods increased by 19% to 39.10 billion yen. Shipments of smartphones and other electronic equipment assembly plants in China increased by 17% to 121.3 billion yen. Shipments to other regions in Asia grew by 11% to 77 billion yen.

In terms of major items, in January, the Japanese factory's capacitor shipments increased by 33% from the same month last year to 94.5 billion yen; resistance grew by 14% to 13.2 billion yen; transformer shipments grew by 16% to 3.8 billion yen; The volume of goods grew by 13% to 22.3 billion yen; connector shipments grew 6% to 50.6 billion yen.

Sales volume of Switch components including touch panels grew by 3% to 40.8 billion yen, and actuators used for anti-vibration such as smartphone cameras increased by 34% to 28.2 billion yen. Shipments of audio components including headphones for smartphones grew 12% to 22.6 billion yen; shipments of radio frequency (RF) components including TV tuners, filters, and wireless modules grew 9% to 28.9 billion yen.

Japan's major electronic parts manufacturers include Kyocera, TDK, Nidec, Hitachi Metals, Nitto Denko, Alps Electric, Murata Mfg, Hosiden, Japan Nippon Electric Glass, Rohm.