World Electronic Connector Market Handbook

Bishop and Associates has just released the new 2015 edition of the World Connector Market Handbook.

This comprehensive seven-chapter, 230-page report analyzes all aspects of the world electronic connector market. This report provides detailed connector statistics by equipment sector and product category for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and the ROW region.

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Included is a complete chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region, equipment sector and product category. Data is provided for the years 2004-2014, and projections for 2020 (including five-year CAGRs).

OVERVIEW OF THE WORLD ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR MARKET  

In 2014, connector industry’s sales increased +8.1%. The Chinese region exhibited the greatest growth, with a year-over-year sales increase of +14.5%, followed by North America with a year-over-year increase of +7.8% and Asia Pacific with a year-over-year increase of +7.0%. The ROW region had the lowest growth, only achieving a year-over-year sales increase of 0.4%.

REGIONAL SUMMARY

As the tables below indicate, the strong positive growth in 2014 increased the past 5-year compound annual growth from 1.3% in 2013, to 8.1% in 2014. Unfortunately this growth though was not strong enough to increase the past 10-year or 20-year CAGR.

END-USE EQUIPMENT SECTORS

Automotive was the largest end-use equipment sector for electronic connector products, with 2014 shipments of $11,730.5 million and is anticipated to maintain this position in 2015. Connectors utilized in the automotive sector accounted for 22.2% of all connectors manufactured in 2014. Connectors used in the telecom/datacom sector followed behind automotive, with 20.4% percent of the total market.