Connectors of all kinds concern buyers

(Buyers' 30-day price expectations)

	UP	DOWN	SAME	INDEX
Pushbutton switches	29%	0%	71%	64.3
PCB connectors	34%	7%	59%	63.4
Switcher power supplies	24%	0%	76%	62.1
PLCC connectors	26%	3%	71%	61.3
Slide switches	24%	3%	73%	60.6
Double sided printed circuit boards	26%	4%	70%	60.6
Tantalum chip capacitors	21%	0%	79%	60.3
DIP switches	21%	0%	79%	60.3
Multi-layer printed circuit boards	26%	6%	68%	60.0
Single sided printed circuit boards	24%	4%	72%	59.8
NiCd batteries	21%	3%	76%	59.5
MOSFET	18%	0%	82%	59.1
General purpose relays	18%	0%	82%	59.1
D-SUB connectors	24%	8%	68%	58.8
Wirewound resistors	19%	3%	78%	57.8
Solid state relays	19%	3%	78%	57.8
NiMH batteries	17%	3%	80%	57.1
Index registers movement; 50 = no change, above 50 = growth, below 50 = contraction.
Source: www.purchasingdata.com

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