2008 consumer electronics sales seen up
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Growth in U.S. consumer electronics  sales is likely to slow in 2008 but still come in at 6.1  percent, fueled by strong demand for products like televisions  and personal audio devices, an industry trade group said on  Monday.
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The world's premier  consumer electronics show kicks off in Las Vegas next week, but  economic headwinds may mute the glitz and glamour of a  conference that defines what gadgets are in store for 2008.
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Americans will go gadget shopping this holiday season even if oil prices go up, Sony execs say.
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  said on Friday that sales at stores open at least 14 months rose 1.5 percent in December and affirmed its fiscal 2008 earnings outlook.
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Higher prices and increased marketing helped sales, and it raised its full-year 2008 forecast.
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Investor's Business Daily - Mobile Internet devices, next-generation high-definition TVs and new and improved systems for watching video entertainment from the Internet on your living room TV are among the buzz-worthy products to be shown at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
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U.S. retail consumers could begin to see great deals on PC  purchases as the market gets more competitive.
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High points of the coming year will include continuing strength in the DRAM market and strong consumer electronics sales, Gartner says.
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Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 9.2 percent in January, boosted by better-than-expected cell phone shipments and strong sales of personal computers, digital cameras and music players, an industry group said on Monday.
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Global semiconductor sales next year are expected to total $215.3 billion, up just 1.2% from this year, according to a forecast released this week by an industry group that tracks global chip sales.
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n Overall fourth-quarter retail sales this year are expected to be 6.5 percent higher than last year&#39;s -- the biggest increase since 1999.
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U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as  holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's   top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on  Thursday.
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Global semiconductor sales reached a record $248 billion last year, driven largely by favorable economic conditions and rising demand for consumer electronics such as high-definition TVs, digital music players and cell phones, an industry group said Friday.
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(InfoWorld) - Lower prices and the improved performance of laptops will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, despite concerns a recession could be on the horizon for the U.S., market analyst Gartner predicted Thursday. Worldwide PC shipments will grow 12.3 percent this year, dropping slightly to 11 percent growth in 2008, Gartner said. Emerging markets will drive desktop PC sales, which will also be boosted by the start of a new replacement cycle through the end of the year. Emerging markets will average 18.6 percent growth in unit sales, while mature markets will see 7 percent growth, Gartner said. The recent economic turbulence, caused in part by problems in the U.S. mortgage markets, should not affect PC shipments in the coming months. However, Gartner warned that PC vendors should closely look at their supply chain in case conditions change.
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Sales of portable digital-audio players are booming, and IDC predicts the market will generate $58 billion by 2008. The research firm says Apple&#39;s iPod will continue to be a major participant
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Sales of personal computers increased faster in the fourth quarter of last year than expected, driven by lower prices and the move by Dell to sell through retail stores.
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The outlook for the US economy in 2007 has picked up, a survey indicates, thanks to robust consumer spending.