KN51018 KEY NOTE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DISTRIBUTION JULY 1998

ISBN 1-85765-834-5

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

BY MARKET SECTOR

EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

Table 1: The UK Electronic Components Market by Value (£m), 1993-1997

Table 2: The UK Electronic Components Market by Sector ( percent), 1993-1997

Table 3: Electronic Components Main Indicators (million ecu), 1994-1996

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 4: Distributors' Share of The Electronic Component Market ( percent), 1993-1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS AND THEIR BRANDS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 5: Selected Leading UK Electronic Component Distributors by Turnover (£m), 1993/1994-1997/1998

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

INDUSTRY DEMAND

DIRECT SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

THE MARKET FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS

Current Issues

THE STRENGTH OF STERLING AND CURRENCY TURMOIL IN EAST ASIA

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Forecasts

Table 6: Forecast Value of the UK Electronic Components Market (£m), 1998-2002

Table 7: Forecast Value of the UK Electronic Components Market ( percent), 1998-2002

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

After a period of rapid expansion between 1993 and 1996, the electronic component distribution market has since remained flat or declining in value. In 1997, the total market was worth £5.18bn, at distributors' prices. Despite the contraction in total market value, it is important to note that volume demand for components throughout the review period has grown steadily.

Active components include any item that will modify the operation of an electronic circuit by active software or control commands. Semiconductors account for the largest proportion of the active component sector. Passive devices are discrete pieces of hardware, which modify the operation of an electronic circuit by virtue of their physical. Electromagnetic components include such devices as connectors, relays and switches.

The strength of Sterling in the past 18 months has been a serious cause for concern for both manufacturers and distributors of electronic components. Export markets are more difficult to penetrate with Sterling at such high levels. Competition in domestic markets is intensified by foreign competitors taking advantage of the relative weakness of their own currencies. However, some manufacturers and distributors have been able to reduce costs by sourcing components from abroad, while others are protected by contracts with suppliers. The collapse of some currencies, above all in South East Asia, has exacerbated the problems for UK manufacturers and distributors of electronic components.

During 1997, the electronic component market in Europe was affected both by the worldwide imbalance between supply and demand, and by general economic uncertainty in the region. More specifically, the European distribution market is believed to have declined during 1996/1997. This decline appears to have coincided with the bottom of the semiconductor market cycle. Over the past 2 years, demand for digital goods has been strong. Production of industrial electronic equipment also continued to be strong. However, production of major products, such as televisions (TVs) and video cassette recorders (VCRs), remained sluggish.

By the year 2002, Key Note forecasts that the value of the UK electronic components distribution market will have grown to around £9bn. This represents a 64.8 percent increase over the 5-year period from 1998. Key Note expects limited market growth in 1998, as the current oversupply situation in some market segments corrects itself. However, from 1999 there will be steady growth in the overall market up to the year 2002.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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