According to IPC's monthly North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program, modest sales growth continued in October and book-to-bill ratio retreated to 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments increased 1.4% in October 2015 compared to October 2014, and year-to-date shipment growth continued positive at 0.4%. Compared to previous month, PCB shipments were down 6.9%. PCB bookings declined sharply to -20.5% compared to October 2014, reducing year-to-date order growth to 2.1%.