The World PLC Market faced another decline for 2013

全球PLC市场2013年再度下滑

After a downturn in 2012, the global PLC market declined again in 2013, with revenue falling by 2.1 percent annually.

经历2012年的低迷之后，全球PLC市场在2013年再次萎缩，年度营收下降2.1％。

As the most mature market, Europe had the largest base for PLC sales in terms of revenue. However, it is very slowly dragging itself out of recession. With tight fiscal policies, tight credit conditions in several countries, excess industrial capacity and still relatively weak export demand, there are few signs of a strong upturn in the near future. In light of the lack of strong domestic market demand, the PLC market had encountered a small decline as a whole.

欧洲作为最成熟的市场，在PLC销售收入方面占据最大的份额。但是，欧洲本身走出衰退的过程比较缓慢。随着财政紧缩政策，一些国家收紧了信贷条件，工业产能过剩和出口需求仍相对疲软，在近期强劲复苏的迹象不多。由于缺乏强劲的国内市场需求，PLC市场遭遇了整体的小幅下降。

The U.S. market for PLCs is positive; the housing market continues to recover, consumer spending is rising, export markets are improving and the pace of capital spending is increasing. Because of that, the overall market for PLCs in the United States is growing strongly.

美国PLC市场还比较积极。房产市场持续复苏，消费支出不断上升，出口市场正在改善，资本支出的步伐也在加快。正因为如此，美国PLC市场整体增长强劲。

Looking at end-user sectors, the fastest growing segments are the oil and gas and food and beverage industries.

纵观终端用户行业，增长最快的领域是石油和天然气，以及食品和饮料等行业。

Asia Pacific, which has been one of the fastest growing regions in the past few years, had faced a much slower growth rate than before. China’s market is the most likely reason for that.

亚太地区一直是过去几年增长最快的地区之一，相比以往，现在也面临着增长速度大幅趋缓的情况。这其中最可能的原因，是中国市场。

China’s leadership has singled out financial stability as its most important objective, with only moderate stimulus applied. Because of that, many investments have been delayed. Besides, China—as an export-focused market—had faced weakening demand from its leading trading partners, such as Europe. The PLC market had faced two-sided pressure from both domestic and foreign markets.

中国领导层已经提出金融稳定作为其最重要的目标，因此只实施温和刺激。正因为如此，许多投资被推迟。此外，中国作为一个以出口为主的市场，其主要贸易伙伴，比如欧洲，也正面临着需求减弱的情况。PLC市场面临着来自国内和国外市场的双重压力。

The Japanese market, however, had a good year. The Japanese government had pushed forward strong economic incentive plans since 2012 by applying fiscal stimulus, engaging in monetary easing and implementing structural reforms. But when turning into the U.S. dollar, the market showed a decline in growth because the currency had depreciated by more than 10 percent in terms of exchange from the Yen to the U.S. dollar.

日本市场却有一个好年头。自2012年起，日本政府启动了强有力的经济激励计划，通过财政刺激，实施宽松货币政策，并进行结构性改革。不过，一旦转换成美元，市场增速却是下降的，因为日元兑换美元，货币已经贬值了超过10％。