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Sales of U.S. Telecoms Gear Climb to $55.6 Billion in Q3
Posted November 11, 1998 12:00 PM PST
U.S. factory sales of telecommunications equipment rose to $55.6 billion at the close of the third
quarter of 1998 (YTD), an 11 percent increase over the same period in 1997, according to figures
released today by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
The year-to-date figure was powered by strong third-quarter results totaling $19 billion, a 14
percent increase over last year's third-quarter U.S. factory sales of telecom equipment.
TIA President Matthew J. Flanigan stated, "Strong September sales of telecom equipment 3/4 up 15
percent from 1997 3/4 bolstered the industry's growth, keeping it in healthy double digits. With new
orders also up 15 percent in September, it is clear that demand for communications products,
recognized as crucial to productivity, remains high."
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, compiled by EIA Market Research.
TIA is a full-service national trade organization with membership of 900 large and small companies
that provide communications and information technology products, materials, systems, distribution
services and professional services in the United States and around the world. The association's
member companies manufacture or supply virtually all of the products used in global
communication networks. TIA represents the telecommunications industry with its subsidiary, the
MultiMedia Telecommunications Association, in association with the Electronic Industries
Alliance. |
