Week 7 Summary                                                                        

Week 7 was the last full week heading into the Lunar/Chinese New Year holiday. With most domestic Chinese trading companies closing on February 13, this was the last big rush of product before the prolonged holiday closures. Historically, this is one of the worst periods for product quality with so much substandard product on the move in an attempt to generate additional cash flow for the holiday period.

In 2015, though, Electrical Testing yields refused to decline for a 6th consecutive week!

Inspection yields popped back to 84% in Week 7, a three-point gain on Week 5's 81% and then resting for a week on 80%. Electrical Testing yields "stalled" at 83% in Week 7; however, the percentage was marginally higher as we do not report fractions. In this case, it was significant, as it means that yields advanced for the sixth straight week, although only inching forward from Week 6. Still, any improvement is welcomed by all.

Just three devices were added to the Substandard Parts List (see below).

Weeks 8 and 9 had marginal traffic due to the holiday; however, the results will be published this Wednesday and Thursday, so stay tuned.