MP3 Players, LCD TVs, DVD Recorders Lead Consumer Product Growth

In-Stat: MP3 Players, LCD TVs, DVD Recorders. The top three fastest-growing consumer electronic devices from 2003-2009 are projected to be portable digital audio players at a 57.0% Combined Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), LCD televisions at 52.3%, and DVD recorders at 51.4%. Two notable devices are projected to decline over the same period, analog televisions that are being squeezed out by digital televisions (a –15.3% CAGR), and fax machines (a –13.9% CAGR) that find their functionality consumed by multi-function peripherals.

• The ever more versatile PC is expected to grow to a 282 million unit-market by 2009.

• worldwide semiconductor sales in the consumer electronics category will reach $45.6 billion in 2010.

• Original equipment manufacturers have strong opportunities in markets in the East and in the West, and in developed markets as well as emerging markets.

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