According to an announcement of the ZVEI industry association, the turnover for semiconductors in Germany in March was slightly higher than in the previous month. In comparison to March of the previous year, there was an increase of 2 % after an increase of 5 % in February and 10 % in January. Accumulated, the growth in Germany in the first quarter of the year 2005 showed an increase of 2 % in comparison with the same period of the previous year and was almost 10 % below the fourth quarter. The Book-To-Bill-Ratio, an indicator of the medium-term trend, improved marginally in the past month and stands at 1.00.
