Market Data and Technology Trends in the Electronic Industry
By Walt Custer, Custer Consulting Group

1999 world production of electronic equipment was approximately $1.1 billion dollars. 
Key end markets included computer, communication, consumer, automotive, instruments & 
control, business & office and military/government.

To support this electronic equipment approximately $36.5 billion of rigid and flexible
printed circuit boards and $169 billion of semiconductors were produced.

This paper examines the size, scope and sources of market data for the world 
electronic equipment, printed circuit board and semiconductor industries with
emphasis on the economic and technology growth drivers.

Both U.S. and world data will be provided.