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Ilse Jurriën : 2006-09-04 23:02:00
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Flat-panel TV sales increases : According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group, sales of consumer technology which include IT, imaging, audio, video, telecommunications, and consumables, increased almost five percent during the first half of 2006 to over $48 billion compared to the same time period in 2005. The biggest story of the first half of the year was the sales growth of flat-panel TVs. Both LCD and plasma TVs brought in over four billion dollars in sales for the first half of 2006, a 128 percent increase over the same time period in 2005. Notebook computers, which now consistently outsell desktops, continued their upward trend. Sales of notebook computers topped seven billion dollars.
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Mark Peters : 2006-03-07 00:33:00
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Digital Camera Forecast : According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group, forecasts show the U.S. digital camera market will generate close to $6.8 billion in revenue and sell a record-breaking 29.5 million units in 2006. The digital camera market is expected to increase by 8% in revenue and 17% in units over 2005. The findings come from The NPD report, driven by a powerful new forecasting methodology that gives companies an unparalleled view of the market's future behavior. "The NPD Group's forecasting model is a unique combination of point-of-sale and consumer data, along with econometric modeling and the expertise of our industry analysts," said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis.
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