ECIA March 2023 Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Slips in March, Misses Expectations 

ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) March 2023 Survey Results 

ATLANTA – The most recent results of ECIA’s ECST survey show sales sentiment slipping slightly from the recent highs it hit in February. In the February survey participants had anticipated improving sales sentiment in March. However, the actual results for March show overall sentiment falling by 2 points down to 88.6.

“The index score had been improving consistently from its low in November with encouraging increases in December, January, and February,” explained ECIA Chief Analyst Dale Ford. “During this time the overall index improved by 32.6 points and hit 90.6 in February, the best reading since July 2022. In this context, a dip of 2 points is fairly minor. Any index result below 100 indicates sentiment declining on month-to-month sales. The good news is that the sentiment stabilizes at this level with a small increase to 89.1 for the April outlook. Overall, the most recent electronic component sentiment measures indicate ongoing sales declines. However, these results would still point to a “soft landing” in this current cycle,” he concluded.

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