Meta tags:
description=The Global Electronics Association announced today the April 2026 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.24.;
keywords=Industry Intelligence,PCB book to bill ratio;

Headings (most frequently used words):

in, north, american, pcb, bookings, surge, april, as, sales, continue, to, climb, mobile, navigation, menu, breadcrumb, hello, sign, my, account,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (34), ipc (24), global (24), membership (24), #electronics (21), home (19), and (16), pcb (15), association (13), april (12), certification (12), year (11), month (10), book (8), bill (8), bookings (8), online (8), navigation (7), ratio (7), sales (7), north (7), american (7), industry (6), technology (6), events (6), certifications (6), standards (6), search (6), page (6), policy (5), about (5), intelligence (5), growth (5), than (5), shipments (5), compared (5), portal (5), 2026 (4), from (4), data (4), canada (4), with (4), more (4), three (4), same (4), demand (4), for (4), statistical (4), program (4), expo (4), grants (4), funding (4), courses (4), exam (4), solutions (4), advocacy (4), substack (3), whma (3), blog (3), statistics (3), rigid (3), circuit (3), changes (3), ratios (3), months (3), orders (3), over (3), were (3), last (3), surge (3), continue (3), climb (3), pricing (3), renew (3), application (3), member (3), directory (3), get (3), started (3), your (3), benefits (3), brochure (3), store (3), cert (3), cqi (3), taiwan (3), republic (3), korea (3), méxico (3), japan (3), india (3), southeast (3), asia (3), europe (3), china (3), mainland (3), location (3), header (3), top (3), legal (2), international (2), inc (2), facebook (2), linkedin (2), contact (2), footer (2), email (2), are (2), sample (2), both (2), flexible (2), date (2), view (2), value (2), period (2), companies (2), that (2), have (2), detailed (2), findings (2), its (2), help (2), preceding (2), ytd (2), increased (2), menu (2), cemac (2), annual (2), leadership (2), summit (2), builds (2), electrical (2), wire (2), processing (2), apex (2), upcoming (2), calendar (2), apprenticeships (2), all (2), free (2), workforce (2), training (2), forms (2), buy (2), credits (2), take (2), altium (2), designer (2), centers (2), distributors (2), validation (2), services (2), works (2), emerging (2), engineers (2), sustainability (2), mobility (2), design (2), digital (2), manufacturing (2), advanced (2), packaging (2), knowledge (2), hub (2), thought (2), leaders (2), library (2), sentiment (2), reports (2), programs (2), council (2), trade (2), action (2), alert (2), center (2), newsroom (2), locations (2), account (2), sign (2), close (2), name, dba, flickr, instagram, youtube, privacy, disclosure, cookies, bottom, uspae, foundation, connect007, careers, faq, receive, updates, posted, monthly, based, provided, representative, manufacturers, selling, usa, publishes, end, each, rates, provide, most, meaningful, comparisons, should, made, caution, they, reflect, seasonal, effects, short, term, volatility, because, tend, volatile, might, not, significant, unless, trend, consecutive, apparent, also, important, consider, understand, what, driving, calculated, dividing, booked, past, billed, during, survey, suggests, current, ahead, supply, which, positive, indicator, next, less, indicates, reverse, interpreting, participate, access, including, separate, flex, trends, product, types, company, size, tiers, prototypes, military, medical, markets, other, timely, available, picked, noticeably, climbed, strongest, reading, said, shawn, dubravac, chief, economist, picture, firming, building, backlog, could, support, production, through, back, half, total, 2026were, yoy, announced, today, printed, board, stands, may, releases, results, breadcrumb, primary, toggle, dashboard, profile, don, yet, start, here, hello, links, circularity, mobile, skip, main, content, org,

Text of the page (random words):
north american pcb bookings surge in april as sales continue to climb electronics org skip to main content close header top navigation my location global home page china mainland europe india southeast asia japan méxico republic of korea taiwan u s canada cert portal cqi store membership membership home page membership brochure membership benefits get started with your membership member directory online membership application renew membership online membership pricing close mobile navigation menu about about the global electronics association locations newsroom blog substack advocacy advocacy home action alert center grants and funding trade policy global electronics policy council intelligence industry intelligence home statistical programs global sentiment reports global electronics library thought leaders program technology solutions technology solutions home knowledge hub advanced packaging digital manufacturing design e mobility sustainability circularity ipc standards ipc standards home emerging engineers ipc works validation services global electronics association standards distributors ipc certifications ipc certifications home ipc certification centers altium designer certifications ipc certification statistics ipc certification portal take an online certification exam buy ipc certification exam credits ipc certification forms workforce training electronics u home free courses all courses apprenticeships grants and funding events events calendar upcoming events apex expo electrical wire processing technology expo ipc builds whma s annual global leadership summit cemac contact us links header top navigation my location global home page china mainland europe india southeast asia japan méxico republic of korea taiwan u s canada cert portal cqi store membership membership home page membership brochure membership benefits get started with your membership member directory online membership application renew membership online membership pricing header top navigation my location global home page china mainland europe india southeast asia japan méxico republic of korea taiwan u s canada cert portal cqi store membership membership home page membership brochure membership benefits get started with your membership member directory online membership application renew membership online membership pricing hello sign in my account sign in don t have an account yet start here my profile view orders my dashboard my electronics u help search search toggle search search search search primary navigation about about the global electronics association locations newsroom blog substack advocacy advocacy home action alert center grants and funding trade policy global electronics policy council intelligence industry intelligence home statistical programs global sentiment reports global electronics library thought leaders program technology solutions technology solutions home knowledge hub advanced packaging digital manufacturing design e mobility sustainability ipc standards ipc standards home emerging engineers ipc works validation services global electronics association standards distributors ipc certifications ipc certifications home ipc certification centers altium designer certifications ipc certification statistics ipc certification portal take an online certification exam buy ipc certification exam credits ipc certification forms workforce training electronics u home free courses all courses apprenticeships grants and funding events events calendar upcoming events apex expo electrical wire processing technology expo ipc builds whma s annual global leadership summit cemac menu breadcrumb global home north american pcb bookings surge in april as sales continue to climb facebook x linkedin email north american pcb bookings surge in april as sales continue to climb the global electronics association releases pcb industry results for april 2026 may 29 2026 the global electronics association announced today the april 2026 findings from its north american printed circuit board pcb statistical program the book to bill ratio stands at 1 24 total north american pcb shipments in april 2026were up 5 8 compared to the same month last year compared to the preceding month april shipments were up 15 6 april s year to date ytd shipments increased by 8 9 year over year yoy pcb bookings in april were up 25 5 compared to the same month last year april bookings were up 36 1 compared to the preceding month april s ytd bookings increased 4 1 compared to the same period last year north american pcb demand picked up noticeably in april the three month book to bill ratio climbed to 1 24 its strongest reading in more than a year said dr shawn dubravac global electronics association s chief economist the demand picture for pcb is firming and building backlog could help support production through the back half of the year detailed data available companies that participate in the global electronics association s north american pcb statistical program have access to detailed findings on rigid pcb and flexible circuit sales and orders including separate rigid and flex book to bill ratios growth trends by product types and company size tiers demand for prototypes sales growth to military and medical markets and other timely data interpreting the data the book to bill ratios are calculated by dividing the value of orders booked over the past three months by the value of sales billed during the same period from companies in the global electronics association s survey sample a ratio of more than 1 00 suggests that current demand is ahead of supply which is a positive indicator for sales growth over the next three to 12 months a ratio of less than 1 00 indicates the reverse year on year and year to date growth rates provide the most meaningful view of industry growth month to month comparisons should be made with caution as they reflect seasonal effects and short term volatility because bookings tend to be more volatile than shipments changes in the book to bill ratios from month to month might not be significant unless a trend of more than three consecutive months is apparent it is also important to consider changes in both bookings and shipments to understand what is driving changes in the book to bill ratio the global electronics association s monthly pcb industry statistics are based on data provided by a representative sample of both rigid pcb and flexible circuit manufacturers selling in the usa and canada the association publishes the pcb book to bill ratio by the end o f each month posted in industry intelligence pcb book to bill ratio receive email updates from global electronics association footer navigation about us blog faq careers whma i connect007 the electronics foundation uspae footer bottom navigation cookies disclosure legal privacy policy contact us linkedin substack youtube instagram facebook flickr 2026 ipc international inc legal name ipc international inc dba global electronics association