Global Industry Forecasts > Quarterly Industry Forecasts > Electronics And Computers

Production of electronics and computers has consistently surprised to the downside throughout 2015. A number of factors have contributed to the disappointing outlook, including the strong dollar, high levels of competition in some sub-sectors and weak demand from China. Although some of these factors will continue to weigh on growth in 2015, demand for many of the high-value devices will remain solid as the economy digitises. Growth is forecast to rise above 5%pa from 2017.