Rigid PCB shipments are down 18.9% and bookings are down 30.7% in January 2009 from January 2008. The book-to-bill ratio for the North American rigid PCB industry in January 2009 slipped further to 0.88. 

Flexible circuit shipments in January 2009 were up 16.6% and bookings were down 1.8% compared to January 2008. The North American flexible circuit book-to-bill ratio declined to 0.98.

For rigid PCBs and flexible circuits combined, industry shipments in January 2009 decreased 17% from January 2008, and orders booked decreased 29.3% from January 2008. The combined (rigid and flex) industry book-to-bill ratio in January 2009 fell to 0.89.

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