WSTS reports that worldwide November semiconductor sales grew by 0.8% y-on-y.
European sales were down 0.5 y-o-y.
The China market fell 8.2% in November compared to October compared to an average worldwide decrease of 2.4%.
The exchange rate of the Euro compared to the US dollar has continued to have an impact on the European sales picture in the last month. Measured in Euro, semiconductor sales were 2.208 billion Euros in November 2011, down 0.2% on the previous month and down 12.8% versus the same month a year ago.