JEITA / STATISTICS

May 2008 Production by the Japanese Electronics Industry

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)			(million yen, % = in comparison with the previous year)
Item			May 2008		2008 total to date
			Amount	%	Amount	%
Consumer electronic equipment			232,784	106.6	1,114,641	109.1
Industrial electronic equipment			456,671	96.5	2,845,670	94.8
	Communications equipment		190,154	105.3	1,221,799	100.7
		Telecommunications systems	40,971	112.9	265,258	111.8
		Radio communication systems	149,183	103.4	956,541	98.1
	Computers and related equipment		145,878	101.7	903,102	97.1
	Electronic application equipment		69,979	91.2	424,985	93.9
	Electric measuring instrumentation		32,868	68.1	203,767	76.1
	Electronic business machines		17,792	73.7	92,017	66.8
Electronic components and devices			818,044	99.6	4,238,024	101.9
	Electronic components		259,748	93.9	1,366,956	98.0
		Passive components	81,500	92.6	429,423	95.4
		Connecting components	75,298	96.7	393,787	104.6
		Electronic boards	75,464	93.8	396,417	95.3
		Transducers	3,406	102.9	17,505	98.3
		Others	24,080	88.9	129,824	96.1
	Electronic devices		558,296	102.6	2,871,068	104.0
		Electronic tubes	32,832	116.8	150,133	99.1
		Discrete semiconductors	90,624	99.6	474,324	104.2
		Integrated circuits (ICs)	285,588	94.5	1,469,177	97.8
		Liquid crystal devices (LCDs)	149,252	121.3	777,434	119.2
TOTAL			1,507,499	99.7	8,198,335	100.2