According to IPC's monthly North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program, year-over-year sales and order growth continued in July and book-to-bill ratio strengthened to 1.09. Total shipments increased 2.7% in July 2015 from July 2014. Year-to-date shipment growth remained at -0.3, reflecting negative growth rates seen earlier this year. Compared to previous month, PCB shipments were down 14.3%. PCB bookings grew 5.8% compared to July 2014, increasing year-to-date order growth to 3.9%.