High-tech: no crisis for global spending
By admin at 12 July, 2008, 11:30 pm
The results of a study by the GfK institute predicted an international market of consumer goods technological healthy in 2008.
In collaboration with the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), GfK published the results of a study on the health of the international market of consumer goods technology. In 2008, global spending in this area will total 678 billion dollars, representing a growth of +9.4% compared to 2007 which is considered strong given the current context. Major markets drive this growth, Brazil, Russia, India and China while a slowdown is already being felt in North America and Western Europe.
“Ironically, oil prices soared and the economy is in recession in many countries but the global market for consumer electronic goods, computers, telecommunications and the picture is doing well,” said GfK.
In 2008, the mobile phone will remain the product most sold throughout the world, followed by flat-screen television for an average price of 1 008 dollars. Behind, there is the digital camera that should elapse 137 million copies. The market for readers MP3/MP4 display for its volume growth of +8.2% in 2008, representing a slight decrease compared to the strong double-digit growth in 2007 (+19.3%).
Slowdown in 2009
In 2009, growth will not significantly, falling to +6.2% to 719.8 billion dollars spent. The most popular products are always mobile phones, flat-screen televisions, as the podium this time supplemented by laptops.
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