The global electronics industry posted spectacular growth of more than 50 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2010. Apart from factors such as the corporate IT replacement cycle, pent-up consumer electronics demand in the US and stimulus effects in China, many analysts have also attributed this strong growth to inventory restocking activities. This has thrown the spotlight on the role of inventories during recessionary and recovery periods, and led to questions about the sustainability of the restocking activities and hence the pace of the electronics recovery.

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