According to April findings from IPC's North American PCB Statistical Program, sales and orders were both down slightly, compared to last year. Book-to-bill ratio remained positive but decreased to 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments decreased 1.0% in April 2015 from April 2014, and year-to-date shipment growth remained at -1.3%. Compared to previous month, PCB shipments were down 12.1%. PCB bookings decreased by 6.3% compared to April 2014, reducing year-to-date order growth rate to -0.7%.