Bishop and Associates has just released a new 218 page, five-chapter report providing an Overview of the Chinese Connector Market. This report analyzes all aspects of the Chinese connector market including detailed connector statistics by equipment sector and product category for the years 1999 2007. This new report also provides an in-depth, and detailed forecast of the Chinese connector Industry for the years 2008-2012.

In addition, the report analyzes of the top 40 connector manufacturers serving the Chinese market, and provides profiles for seventy China based connector manufacturers. Also included, is a chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region for the years 2006-2007.

China is the third largest connector region of the world, and totaled $7.022 billion in connector sales during 2007. China achieved a year-over-year sales growth of +16.8 percent. Over the past thirteen year period, China has achieved a compound average growth rate of +38.7 percent.

Chinese Market Year-to-Year Growth 1981-2007

The China forecast included in this report covers the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. A five-year compound annual growth rate (2007-2012) is also included.

The forecast is subdivided into the following equipment sectors:

 The top 40 connector manufacturers serving the Chinese market had 2007 shipments of $5.115 billion, an increase of +18.3 percent from 2006 shipments of $4.324 billion. Chinese connector sales from the top 40 manufacturers represented 72.8 percent of the total Chinese connector market.

First Tier Connector Manufacturers (1-10)

First tier connector manufacturers recorded 2007 Chinese shipments of $3.896 billion. This was an increase of +17.3 percent from 2006 shipments of $3.321 billion. Three of the first tier manufacturers were U.S. based firms, three were Japanese manufacturers, three were Asia Pacific based, and one was European based.

Tyco Electronics was the largest connector supplier to the Chinese market, with 2007 shipments of $1.287 billion. Tyco Electronics accounted for 18.3 percent of the total 2007 Chinese connector market.

The second ranked manufacturer to the Chinese market was Molex Incorporated, which had 2007 shipments of $645.4 million. Molex represented 9.2 percent of total Chinese connector market.

The third ranked manufacturer was Foxconn, which had 2007 shipments of $435.4 million. Foxconn accounted for 6.2 percent of total 2007 Chinese connector market.