According to market research , Nakahara, Japan PCB shipments remained at a reasonable level, but since mid-August, shipments started to decline. Many Japanese PCB manufacturers shipments have fallen by 15-20%, the only visible growth is from overseas production base. PCB manufacturers business in Japan from overseas production base to supply Apple and Samsung Electronics are good. In the TPCASHOW this year, a large bur manufacturer said, shipments applicable drilling diameter of 0.3mm or more bur declining have decline in market in Taiwan and Japan. 0.075mm small bur shipment performance is quite strong in the South Korean market, still maintain strong momentum in shipments in October, which can compensate decline for the Taiwan market. The global mechanical drilling equipment shipments in 2012 may decline by more than 30%, and laser drilling equipment shipments are likely to decline 35% or more. Direct imaging device shipments in 2012 will decline from 350 in 2011 to 250 units. In Taiwan market shipments performance of CCL in the third quarter is ok,but show a weak trend,it may not raise prices to the circuit board manufacturers. Shipments of large PCB listed companies in Taiwan began to fall in October, although these manufacturers shipments remained stable from the first quarter to the third quarter. Benefiting from the orders of Samsung Electronics, South Korea's PCB industry has been in a positive growth, an increase of about 7-9%, but it is now too early to conclude. According to MichaelGasch, shipments of PCB manufacturers in Europe is expected to decline by 10%. The circuit board of the North American market shipments also have decline. However, shipments of PCB manufacturers in the Chinese market have different performance, and some mid-sized manufacturers have indicated that 35-40% growth, some vendor shipments fell 10%.