Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "South Korea Consumer Electronics Report Q1 2010", is now available at Fast Market Research

Williamstown, MA -- (SBWire) -- 12/31/2009 -- South Korea's domestic consumer electronics devices market, defined as including computing devices, mobile handsets, and video audio and gaming products, was estimated to be worth around US$11.6bn in 2008. This is expected to increase to US$12bn by 2013, at a CAGR of 0.7%, slower than in the preceding five years. Computers Computers accounted for around 32% of South Korean consumer electronics spending of US$11.6bn in 2008. BMI forecasts South Korean computer hardware sales of US$3.8bn in 2009, unchanged from the previous year. CAGR for the 2008-2013 period will be around 1.4%, but there will be growth areas in multimedia and entertainment notebooks. AV Video, audio and gaming devices accounted for around 24% of South Korean consumer electronics spending in 2008. South Korea's domestic video, audio and gaming device market was estimated at US$2.8bn in that year. The market is expected to decline at a CAGR of -2.7% between 2008-2013, to a value of US$2.4bn in that year, due largely to saturation of the LCD TV segment. Video applications will account for around 60% of demand during the forecast period. Mobile Handsets South Korean market mobile handset and handset device sales accounted for around 44% of South Korean consumer electronics spending in 2008. Total South Korean market handset sales are expected to grow at a CAGR of about 2.7% to 24.3mn units in 2013, with the market driven mainly by replacements as penetration is already above 100%. The fastest sales growth will be of 3G handset units.

Report Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- South Korea Consumer Electronics Market SWOT
- South Korea Electronics Industry SWOT
- South Korea Political SWOT
- South Korea Economic SWOT
- South Korea Business Environment SWOT
- Business Environment Ratings

Table: Regional Consumer Electronics Business Environment Ratings
- Consumer Electronics Market
- Computers

Table: Computers - Demand
- AV

Table: AV: Demand
- Mobile Handsets

Table: Mobile Handsets - Demand
- Consumer Electronics Industry

Table: Electronics Output
- Semiconductors
- Computers

Table: Computers - Production
- AV

Table: South Korean TV Set Production (Units), January-March 2009
- Mobile Handsets

Table: Mobile Handsets - Production

Table: Handset Production (Units), 2009
- Industry Forecast Scenario

Table: Consumer Electronics Overview
- Industry Developments
- Macroeconomics Forecast

Table: South Korea - Economic Activity
- Competitive Landscape
- Domestic Company Profiles
- Samsung Electronics
- Country Snapshot: South Korea Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population

Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030

Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education And Healthcare

Table: Education, 2002-2005

Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power

Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006

Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)

Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012
- BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Electronics Industry
- Sources

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