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JEITA presents domestic home electronics shipments decline in November; first time in 6 months.
DVD recorders triple Y-O-Y

The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) presented that domestic shipments of electronics goods intended for household use have declined during November 2003. The total value of shipments was 99.7% of the same period from last year, or 201.9 billion yen; this is the first time in 6 months a decline has been reported.
 
Image-related equipment shipments held strong at 129 billion yen, or 102.3% of the previous year’s period. But LCD color televisions and DVDs lagged behind.

Sound-related equipment shipments were valued 21.4 billion yen, or a drop to 84% of last year’s value. Car A/V component shipments were valued at 101% of the previous year, or 51.5 billion yen. This is the first gain in 15 straight months.

Color televisions (CRT, LCD, and PDP) saw their second negative month; 81.8% the previous year, represented by 767,000 units shipped. Plasma television shipments, however, were 160.7% last year. PDP saw an increase to 106.6% of 2002’s value. CRT dropped to 70.2% of the previous year’s amount. CRT, LCD, and PDP’s composition ratio became 73.4:22.7:3.9.

DVD video continued to grow to 141.3% of 2002. DVD/VTR combination units, and internal HDD recording equipment was favorable; recording/playback devices represent 297.7% of last year’s value. This equates to 251,000 units shipped. The ratio of DVD videos to DVD recorders is almost half. VTRs experienced a decline to 54% of the previous year’s shipments; this year 218,000 units were shipped.

Finally, video camera units averaged about the same as last year, and video projectors continued a drastic decrease.

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	2003	Nov.	2003	Total
	Actual (1000 units)	% of 2002	Actual (1000 units)	% of 2002
CRT Color Television	562	70.2	6271	85.1
(inc) 30" +	43	60.1	448	74.2
(inc) BS Digital TV	42	79.0	356	93.6
PDP	30	106.6	198	124.4
(inc) w/ BS Digital Tuner	27	-	168	-
LCD Color TV	174	160.7	1291	147.1
(inc) 10" +	146	180.9	1033	191.0
VTR	218	54.0	2597	62.6
DVD Video	536	141.3	4135	152.9
(inc) Rec/Playback Units	251	297.7	1396	305.6
Video Camera	92	96.3	1551	119.7
(inc) Digital Video Camera	90	99.6	1517	122.8
Video Projection	2	42.4	29	65.0
BS Digital Tuner	11	55.1	112	56.6
CD Player	201	87.8	1551	73.0
(inc) Portable Units	193	88.3	1460	72.7
MD	320	83.8	2634	99.9
(inc) Portable Units	314	83.5	2571	100.6
HiFi Amplifier	24	90.9	255	85.4
HiFi Speaker System	29	94.6	296	85.3
Car Navigation System	270	107.4	2655	130.9
Car Color TV	92	97.4	945	106.3
Car Stereo (Unit, Cassette)	80	74.1	1029	71.8
Car CD Player	530	91.3	5999	99.4
Car MD	27	94.1	333	90.6

Domestic FTTH (Fiber To The Home) subscribers hit 800,000 – says Ministry of Telecommunications survey

The Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications presented o­n the 26th about internet connection service users. They have said that, by the end of November, the number of domestic FTTH subscribers reached 800,000. Also, the number of domestic DSL subscribers has reached 10,000,000.

At the end of November, FTTH subscribers numbered 815,402; this is an increase of 59,191 subscribers from the previous month’s 756,211. But, September saw an increase of 80,405 new subscribers, and October 67,761. There is a declining trend from these two months.

As was announced o­n the 12th, DSL subscribers totaled 9,911,306. This is an increase of 320,957 from the previous month. If it were to continue at this pace, it will be more than 10,000,000 before the end of 2003.

Other lines included cable television, which hit 2,428,000 subscribers; an increase of 52,000 from the previous month. Also, the number of cellular phone subscribers increased by 412,000, bringing it to a total of 67,207,000. Subscribers to dial up connections decreased by 95,000; bringing it to a total of 19,260,000.



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