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> ERA Quick Connections – April 2025, Vol. 1

April 2025, Volume 1

MANUFACTURING DATA REPORTS

Manufacturing data reports from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) are released at the beginning of every month and can be accessed at ISM. The latest report says economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in March after two consecutive months of expansion.

However, both the electrical equipment, appliances & components sector and the computer and electronic products sector reported growth. Read the full report.

INDUSTRY NEWS

> The latest in the Trump tariffs situation, which caused Wall Street to take the worst freefall in five years last week. Read more.

> Independent distributor Fusion Worldwide reports that the global electronics components supply chain is expected to transition from excess inventory to a more balanced demand environment in 2025. Read more.

> More specifics on the how new tariff policies will affect the electronics components supply chain, from EE Times. Read more.

INDUSTRY TRENDS SURVEY

The April 2025 ERA Electronics Components Industry Trends survey is now in your inbox! Check your inbox and fill out the survey today.

View results from 2024-2025.

Please note: ERA sends this survey monthly to one contact from each ERA member firm via email. Please be on the lookout for this survey in your email inbox. Help us make this survey a valuable resource for you and the rest of our members by taking 5 minutes to complete this each month. The results are visible only to ERA members and gives us a great cross-section of what our members see on the horizon for the near and long term.

VIEW SURVEY RESULTS

ERA NEWS

> ERA LIVE is back in 2025! We begin with the hot button issue of new tariff policies, and their affect on the electronics components industry and supply chain. Moderated by Walter Tobin, ERA CEO, the session will include presenters Dave Foster, president of Ohmite Manufacturing, and John Orso, vice president of operations at Ohmite Manufacturing. Join us on Tues., Apr. 22 at 4 p.m. EDT! Get log-in info and read more details.

> Be sure to book your meeting space at the EDS Summit in Las Vegas from May 19-23! Be sure to also visit ERA at the ERA/EDS Business Center in the Lily Ballroom. Members can relax, find a place to sit, enjoy refreshments and chat with the ERA staff. For more info: edssummit.com.

ERA offers a few benefits to its members you may not know about, including a bulletin board for open job positions and acquisitions and mergers; an industry dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations and terminology; sales training video archives for purchase; industry survey results; and a white paper library! Take advantage today.