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By Alex Lennane
The semiconductor industry has long been an indicator for the air freight industry – and the bad news is that worldwide spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is predicted to decline 5.5% in 2013, according to Gartner. The good news is that next year, reckons the research company, capital spending will rise 14.2%, with the next cyclical decline not expected until 2016, apparently.
