TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top tech companies scored their highest sales in over five years in October, Nikkei's monthly watch list has shown. But analysts say this could be the peak of a decade-long boom in iPhone sales, as a slowdown in orders signals a decline ahead, one that may last until 2020.
October revenues logged by 19 Taiwanese companies monitored by the Nikkei Asian Review, delivered a combined 13.6% jump in sales on the year, reaching 1.32 trillion New Taiwan dollars ($42.8 billion), the highest since Nikkei began tracking them in January 2013. The 19 companies serve as suppliers for smartphones, personal computers and servers -- the pillars of the world's electronics industry.
