Japan's domestic electronic sales for November. Notice the Tigers importing more to Japan..........................................
Japan November TV, VCR, Consumer Electronics Sales Fall
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TOKYO, JAPAN, Newsbytes via Individual Inc. : Sales of televisions, VCRs and other
consumer electronics items all registered falls in November 1997, based on sales in the
same month a year ago, according to figures released today by the Electronic Industries
Association of Japan (EIAJ).
Sales of color television sets totaled 906,000 in November, down 10.6 percent on the
same month in 1996. Leading the fall was sales of sets with screen size below 15 inches,
down 14.6 percent to 251,000 units. Large screen sets, between 22 and 29 inches in size,
fell 9.3 percent to 345,000 units, mid size sets, with screens between 15 and 21 inches, fell
6.7 percent to 245,000 units. Sets with very large screens, above 30 inches, were 5.7
percent higher than November 1996, at 84,000 units.
Among all sets sold, those with widescreen tubes accounted for 185,000 units, down
35.5 percent on the year, and those with built-in DBS satellite tuners accounted for
274,000 units, 13.9 percent lower on the year.
In the month, Japan produced 682,000 color TV sets, up 0.6 percent on the year. Of
these, 281,000 sets were exported, an increase on November 1996 of 5.6 percent. Over
half of all export sets went to Hong Kong, up 47.6 percent at 153,000 units, followed by
Finland, up 459.4 percent at 33,000 units, United Arab Emirates, up 97.9 percent at
20,000, the Philippines, down 13.2 percent to 18,000, and Russia, down 44.1 percent to
16,000 units.
Imports totaled 682,000 units, which was up 1.6 percent on the same period a year ago
and matched domestic production. Of all import sets, top nations were: Malaysia, up 1.8
percent to 224,000 units, Thailand, up 0.7 percent to 144,000 units, China, up 25.8 percent
to 122,000 units, Indonesia, 58,000 units, and the Philippines, up 69.4 percent to 46,000
units.
In the same month, sales of VCRs dropped 0.6 percent to 684,000 units. Domestic
production increased 2.0 percent to 728,000 units.
Total exports of 448,000 units, up 9.8 percent, were led by shipments to the United
States, up 32.9 percent to 216,000 units, Hong Kong, up 64.3 percent to 71,000 units,
United Arab Emirates, up 18.6 percent to 36,000 units, Singapore, down 29.3 percent to
19,000 units, and Russia, up 808.4 percent to 13,000 units. Imports fell 12.2 percent to
445,000 units.
Among general consumer electronics sales, the sales trend was almost exclusively
down. Products registering increases included just high-definition televisions, basic
VCRs, broadcasting satellite antennas, stereo systems, hi-fi tuners, MD players and car
navigation systems.
Showing strong sales, MD players continue to become more and more mainstream items,
for a position several years ago of a little-used high-end audio format. Total MD player
sales in November were 214,000 units, up 54.7 percent on the year, and sales of portable
MD players accounted for 181,000 units of the total, up 59.0 percent.
Products registering large percentage falls on the same month a year ago included LCD
color televisions, down 44.3 percent to 38,000 units, widescreen televisions, down 35.5
percent to 185,000 units, and VideoDisc (laser disc) players, down 31.4 percent to 8,000
units.
Reported By Newsbytes News Network: newsbytes.com
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