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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (44547)	3/26/2001 9:11:38 AM
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Japan's PC Sales in First Week of March are Brisk March 26, 2001 (TOKYO) -- Japan's PC sales in volume and value increased greatly to the second-highest amount since the start of the year, next to the first week of January, which was the peak of winter sales. According to a survey by GfK Japan Ltd., an information service company dealing with POS data collected from 3,200 volume retailers of household electric appliances, PC sales in the first week of March (Feb. 26-March 4, 2001) increased 13.1 percent in volume and 12.7 percent in value. The average retail price decreased 767 yen from the previous week's 191,932 yen to 191,165 yen. (123.82 yen = US$1) However, in comparison with the same week last year (Feb. 28-March 5, 2000) the sales decreased 1.9 percent in units. They also decreased 6.2 percent in value. Following major PC manufacturers, Compaq Computer KK, Toshiba Corp., Sharp Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. launched new PC products from the end of February to the beginning of March 2001. PC sales are expected to move upward gradually as graduation ceremonies and back-to-school events draw near in Japan. Table: PC Sales in the First Week of March 2001 (GfK Japan survey) Comparison with the same week a year ago (Feb. 28-March 5, 2000) Total Desktop PC Notebook PC Week-on-week comparison Year-before weekly comparison Week-on-week comparison Year-before weekly comparison Week-on-week comparison Year-before weekly comparison Volume +13.1% -1.9% +10.6% -16.5% +15.2% +14.4% Value +12.7% -6.2% -14.3% -19.0% +14.5% +0.3% Previous report: PC Sales in Fourth Week of February Fall Below Year-Ago Level in Volume, Value (Nikkei Market Access)