STATISTICS

April 2008 Production by the Japanese Electronics Industry

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) (million yen, % = in comparison with the previous year)
Item April 2008 2008 total to date
        Amount % Amount %
Consumer electronic equipment 234,924 92.1 881,857 101.0    
Industrial electronic equipment 443,894 88.3 2,388,999 94.0    
  Communications equipment 174,353 91.2 1,031,645 99.9    
  Telecommunications systems 42,659 106.6 224,287 111.0    
  Radio communication systems 131,694 87.1 807,358 97.2    
  Computers and related equipment 156,581 91.5 757,224 94.9    
  Electronic application equipment 66,242 93.1 355,006 94.4    
  Electric measuring instrumentation 29,746 65.8 170,899 77.9    
  Electronic business machines 16,972 71.7 74,225 64.9    
Electronic components and devices 819,676 101.4 3,419,980 102.6    
  Electronic components 279,554 98.2 1,107,208 98.8    
  Passive components 89,770 98.1 347,923 96.1    
  Connecting components 82,304 105.7 318,489 106.6    
  Electronic boards 78,410 92.9 320,953 96.1    
  Transducers 3,612 105.9 14,099 97.3    
  Others 25,458 92.7 105,744 94.7    
  Electronic devices 540,122 103.1 2,312,772 104.5    
  Electronic tubes 28,679 104.3 117,301 95.0    
  Discrete semiconductors 91,301 102.6 383,700 106.3    
  Integrated circuits (ICs) 278,794 95.9 1,183,589 98.8    
  Liquid crystal devices (LCDs) 141,348 121.0 628,182 118.3    
TOTAL 1,498,494 95.7 6,690,836 99.2