2008 U.S. appliance market by 7.3% than the previous year, reaching 173 billion U.S. dollars

The U.S. appliance industry group Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in the U.S. time July 22, 2008 announced a U.S. household electrical appliances market-related findings. The results showed that 2008 sales of household appliances by 7.3% than the previous year, reaching 173 billion U.S. dollars, in 2009 to more than 183 billion U.S. dollars.

Good reasons on market trends, CEA President and OP291G datasheet and CEO Gary Shapiro explained, "the economic downturn, consumers will think that saving gasoline and OP291G price and home entertainment and OP291G suppliers and office and other reasons to buy home appliances. Deterioration in the performance of other sectors circumstances, the home appliance industry has performed well, that is the reason. "

CEA had announced in January this year, home appliance sales forecast 2008 results, and raised the forecast of 20 billion U.S. dollars. Rise reason: in the February 17, 2009 analog TV off the air before the sharp increase in sales of digital displays. Digital display is expected sales will be close to 28 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 16% of sales in home appliances. Retail prices is expected to fall 11%, sales will grow 24%.

This, CEA director of industry analysis Analysis Steve Koenig said: "to promote the digital display is the LCD TV market growth. As prices fall, consumers think that buying the time has come. This year, more than 60% of U.S. households will Taiwan will have more than 1 digital TV. "

Video games also performed well, expected 2008 sales to more than 21 billion U.S. dollars. 2008 game software sales will grow 27% in 2009 to grow by 23%. Since consumers want to buy a tendency to use the product anytime, anywhere has become increasingly evident, it is expected that sales of portable game consoles will also grow.

As more and more consumers want to access entertainment and information anytime, anywhere, so the demand for smart phones began to grow substantially. Expected 2008 sales of smart phones increased by 51% than the previous year, accounting for 28% of overall sales phone.