Electronics Industry in Brazil

According to Brazil"s Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (ABINEE) employment in Brazil"s electronics and electrical industry was an estimated 177,900 in 2013, down from 183,000 a year earlier. ABINEE has around 650 members the sector accounting for 3.2% of GDP in 2013 (2012: 3.3%). Currency movements have had a major impact on the dollar growth rate. Expressed in dollars, production increased by 14.7% in 2011 and then declined by 11.2% in 2010 and by 0.3% in 2012 and 2013, respectively. In local currency production has increased by 8.0%, 3.7% and 9.8% in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Production of computer hardware accounted for 58% of total output in 2013, production increasing by 7.7% in local currency but declined by 2.2% in US dollars. In constant exchange rates output is forecast to increase by 5% in 2014. The Brazilian computer industry ranks as one of the top ten major computer markets in the world. The computer and peripherals industry includes over 100 small and medium-sized companies as well as a number of the world"s leading manufacturers including Acer, Dell and Hewlett-Packard. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site. View the report: Electronics Industry in Brazil.