In Jan-Apr 2007, China electronic component industry was driven by the demand for newly-rising consumer electronic products like mobile phones, laptop computers and LCD TVs, but as newly-begun and planned investment projects decreased sharply, its prime operating revenue merely grew by 21% on the average, down by 8 points over the same period of 2006 (29.5%).

Due to a large amount of investment projects concentrating in H2 2006, in Jan-Apr 2007, there were only 194 newly-started projects in the electronic component industry, down by 51 year on year, and the planned investment of newly-started projects declined by 15.4%; the amount of newly-started projects of the electronic device industry was 83, up by 7 over last year, yet the planned investment for newly-commenced projects decreased by 68.8%.

 Monthly Sales Value of Global Semiconductors, Jan 2006-Apr 2007

Source: SIA

Operating Performance of China's Domestic Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry, Jan-Apr 2007

Source: Ministry of Information Industry

2. Prosperity degree of domestic electronic component industry to continuously ascend 
2.1 The Growth of electronic information industry to slow down in 2007 
2.2 Achievements of listed companies in Q1 entering into the off-peak period 
2.3 Industry prosperity degree expected to be improved in H2 

3. Industry upgrade and capacity expansion to boost the continuous industry growth 
3.1 Terminal consumption market demand to guide the product upgrade and technology innovation 
3.2 Market orientation and cost driver to continuously promote international shifting of IT industry 
3.3 Product upgrade and capacity promotion, the inevitable trend of China's component and device industry 

4. Risk of the industry