August semiconductor sales of $36.2 billion were 3.6% up on July and 4.9% up on the $34.5 billion of August 2019, says the SIA.

“Global semiconductor sales increased year-to-year in August for the seventh consecutive month, demonstrating the global market so far has remained largely insulated from ongoing global macroeconomic headwinds, but there is still substantial uncertainty for the months ahead,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer.

“Sales into the Americas stood out in August, increasing by nearly 24% year-to-year,” adds Neuffer.

Sales grew 3% y-o-y in China and 2.1% in the Asia Pacific/All Other region during the month, but decreased 1.4% in Japan and 10.1% in Europe.

On a sequential basis, August sales increased across all regions: Asia Pacific/All Other (5.6%), Europe (5.5%), China (2.9%), the Americas (2.6%), and Japan (1.5%).