Markets news on stocks, currencies and commodities; Aer Lingus’ total passenger numbers in June 2010 were 941,000, a decrease of 8.6% compared to June 2009. Short haul passengers were 849,000, a 7.8% decrease on June 2009 and long haul passengers were 92,000, a 15.6% decrease on June 2009. Meanwhile, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports that worldwide sales of semiconductors in May were $24.7bn, a sequential increase of 4.5% from April when sales were $23.6bn and a year-on-year increase of 47.6% from May 2009 when sales were $16.7bn. The year-on-year growth rate declined slightly from the 50.4% reported in April. All monthly sales numbers represent a three-month moving average.
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