In a press conference the head of the components sector at the Association of German category Zvei, Dr. Wolfgang Bochtler, adopted encouraging predictions for 2014. Overall consumption of electronic components is expected to reach the Germans in the value of EUR 18.1 billion , an increase of 4.4% over 2012. semiconductors will continue to represent the majority with 11.2 billion euros, an increase of 5.4%. About 2012. The remaining € 6.9 billion will be up to the rather passive components to printed circuit boards and other components, which together increased by 3.0%.