Raw material prices have been on the rise and are impacting every company in the electronics supply chain. We watch these trends at TTI because we know that they will find their way into the prices for the components we sell.
We follow the 12 raw materials listed below. Click on any of these to see a chart of its cost trend.
The following tables list the extent to which the prices of raw materials impact the cost of electronic components.
Price | Metal Circular | Plastic Circular | RF | Board-To-Board | Backplane | I/O | Terminal Blocks | |
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Base Metals | ||||||||
Aluminum | Med | High | Low | Low | ||||
Copper | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Brass | * | Med | Med | Med | Med | Med | Med | |
Zinc | Low | Low | Low | Low | ||||
Nickel | Low | Low | Med | Med | Med | Med | Med | |
Tin | Low | Med | Med | Med | Med | Med | ||
Steel | High | |||||||
Lead | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | ||
Precious Metals | ||||||||
Gold | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Silver | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |||
Platinum | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |||
Palladium | High | Low | High | High | High | High | Low | |
Other | ||||||||
Oil | High | High | High | High | High | High | High |