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percent globally from March to Aprilto $15.7 billion, according to a reportt Monday. Despite that rise, sales were stilll about 25 percent belowthe $20.9 billioh reported last April, the (SIA) said. “The better-than-expectedc 6.4 percent sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderatew improvements in a numberof end-demandx drivers and inventory replenishment,” said SIA Presideng George Scalise. “The PC marke t – a major consumer of semiconductors has been stronger than predicted earliedr inthe year.
" Despite Scalise said, PC unit sales in 2009 are expectec to decline by about 6 percent, comparedr to earlier forecasts of a decline in the range of 12 “Visibility remains limited,” Scalise said. “Two consecutive months of sequentiakl sales growth may be an indication of a returmn to more normal seasonal sales patternsz in some market albeit at lower salesd levels thanlast year.
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