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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS by Gary Kibblewhite Just to remind readers. If you would like 4Th qTR. 2013 TOTAL COMPONENTS TBooking, billing & Book:bill ratio Graphic T1
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recovery is still not stable enough for beenew
improved enormously compared commentators to feel conident that component industry with Q4 a growth in the book:bill ratio from

with the prior quarter they achieved the recovery will continue to improve 2013 ending a good year. 0.99: 1.00 last quarter to 1.06: 1.00
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prior year. Graphic T-6 shows that the rate “ Ttal European
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the single currencies four major drop however! one good trend is however, we see that in total billings
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but should be seen in context as the drop. quarter. More important is the fact levels in Q4 were strong with, as you

that over the full year 2013 there was can see in Graphic T-2, all countries
a growth of 1.4% in billings. A good showing a growth in bookings when 4Th qTR. 2013 TOTAL COMPONENTS Booking trend Graphic T2

result even if the growth rate started compared with the same quarter last
to decline a little in the second half year with the average growth of all
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