The electronics industry is worth €1.14 trillion, compared to the car industry's €1.8 trillion. Half of the industry's production comes from Asia, and half of the industry is in the data processing and telecommunications sectors.
Europe and N
orth America are, respectively, the second and third biggest producers of electronics equipment, together representing up to 40% of world electronics production in 2008.Component manufacturers represent 30% of the equipment value in average and sub-contract manufacturers represent approximately 20% of the electronic equipment industry in 2008. These conclusions come from a monumental study by the French analytical house DECISION, called 'World Electronics Industries 2008-13.
Forecasts from DECISION are:
That this year, the electronics market is expected to decline by up to 6.8% in 2009 for the first time since the 2001 telecom crisis That between 2008 and 2013, the electronics market will grow at 2.7% and recover its 2008 level in 2011.
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