Datamonitor's Consumer Electronics - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Consumer Electronics industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Compares data from the US, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Russia and Japan, alongside individual chapters on each country. .

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The G8 Consumer Electronics market grew by 6.3% between 2004 and 2008 to reach a value of $188.9 billion

In 2013, the market is forecast to have a value of $209 billion, an increase of 2% from 2008.

The US is the world’s largest market and generates 53% of global revenues.

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The consumer electronics market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of audio visual equipment and games console products designed primarily for domestic use. The audio visual equipment includes CD Players, DVD Players / Recorders, hi-fi systems, home theatre, in-car entertainment systems, portable digital audio, radios, televisions and video recorders. Games consoles segment includes both home use and portable consoles.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 20
1.1 What is this report about? 20
1.2 Who is the target reader? 20
1.3 How to use this report 20
1.4 Definitions 20
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 21
CHAPTER 3 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN CANADA 28
3.1 Market Overview 28
3.2 Market Value 29
3.3 Market Segmentation I 30
3.4 Market Segmentation II 31
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 32
3.6 Leading Companies 39
3.7 Market Forecasts 47
3.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 48
CHAPTER 4 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN FRANCE 50
4.1 Market Overview 50
4.2 Market Value 51
4.3 Market Segmentation I 52
4.4 Market Segmentation II 53
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 54
4.6 Leading Companies 63
4.7 Market Forecasts 74
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 75
CHAPTER 5 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN GERMANY 77
5.1 Market Value 78
5.2 Market Segmentation I 79
5.3 Market Segmentation II 80
5.4 Five Forces Analysis 81
5.5 Leading Companies 88
5.6 Market Forecasts 98
5.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 99
CHAPTER 6 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN ITALY 101
6.1 Market Overview 101
6.2 Market Value 102
6.3 Market Segmentation I 103
6.4 Market Segmentation II 104
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 105
6.6 Leading Companies 113
6.7 Market Forecasts 124
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 125
CHAPTER 7 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN JAPAN 127
7.1 Market Overview 127
7.2 Market Value 128
7.3 Market Segmentation I 129
7.4 Market Segmentation II 130
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 131
7.6 Leading Companies 138
7.7 Market Forecasts 146
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 147
CHAPTER 8 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN RUSSIA 149
8.1 Market Overview 149
8.2 Market Value 150
8.3 Market Segmentation I 151
8.4 Market Segmentation II 152
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 153
8.6 Leading Companies 162
8.7 Market Forecasts 171
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 172
CHAPTER 9 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 174
9.1 Market Overview 174
9.2 Market Value 175
9.3 Market Segmentation I 176
9.4 Market Segmentation II 177
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 178
9.6 Leading Companies 187
9.7 Market Forecasts 198
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 199
CHAPTER 10 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN THE UNITED STATES 201
10.1 Market Overview 201
10.2 Market Value 203
10.3 Market Segmentation I 204
10.4 Market Segmentation II 205
10.5 Five Forces Analysis 206
10.6 Leading Companies 215
10.7 Market Forecasts 228
10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 229
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 230
11.1 Data Research Methodology 230

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry, revenue ($bn), 2004�13 22
Table 2: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2004�08 25
Table 3: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2008�13 27
Table 4: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 29
Table 5: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 30
Table 6: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 31
Table 7: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 39
Table 8: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 41
Table 9: Key Facts: Toshiba Corporation 42
Table 10: Key Financials: Toshiba Corporation 44
Table 11: Key Facts: JVC Kenwood Holdings 45
Table 12: Key Financials JVC Kenwood Holdings 46
Table 13: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 47
Table 14: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 48
Table 15: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 48
Table 16: Canada Inflation, 2004-2008 49
Table 17: Canada Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 49
Table 18: France Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 51
Table 19: France Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 52
Table 20: France Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 53
Table 21: Key Facts: Panasonic Corporation 63
Table 22: Key Financials: Panasonic Corporation 66
Table 23: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 67
Table 24: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 69
Table 25: Key Facts: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 70
Table 26: Key Financials: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 73
Table 27: France Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 74
Table 28: France Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 75
Table 29: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 75
Table 30: France Inflation, 2004-2008 76
Table 31: France Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 76
Table 32: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 78
Table 33: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 79
Table 34: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 80
Table 35: Key Facts: Loewe AG 88
Table 36: Key Financials: Loewe AG 89
Table 37: Key Facts: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 90
Table 38: Key Financials: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 93
Table 39: Key Facts: Panasonic Corporation 94
Table 40: Key Financials: Panasonic Corporation 97
Table 41: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 98
Table 42: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 99
Table 43: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 99
Table 44: Germany Inflation, 2004-2008 100
Table 45: Germany Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 100
Table 46: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 102
Table 47: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 103
Table 48: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 104
Table 49: Key Facts: LG Electronics Inc. 113
Table 50: Key Financials: LG Electronics Inc. 115
Table 51: Key Facts: Panasonic Corporation 116
Table 52: Key Financials: Panasonic Corporation 119
Table 53: Key Facts: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 120
Table 54: Key Financials: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 123
Table 55: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 124
Table 56: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 125
Table 57: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 125
Table 58: Italy Inflation, 2004-2008 126
Table 59: Italy Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 126
Table 60: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 128
Table 61: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 129
Table 62: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 130
Table 63: Key Facts: Panasonic Corporation 138
Table 64: Key Financials: Panasonic Corporation 141
Table 65: Key Facts: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 142
Table 66: Key Financials: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 143
Table 67: Key Facts: Sharp Corporation 144
Table 68: Key Financials: Sharp Corporation 145
Table 69: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 146
Table 70: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 147
Table 71: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 147
Table 72: Japan Inflation, 2004-2008 148
Table 73: Japan Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 148
Table 74: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 150
Table 75: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 151
Table 76: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 152
Table 77: Key Facts: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 162
Table 78: Key Financials: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 165
Table 79: Key Facts: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 166
Table 80: Key Financials: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 167
Table 81: Key Facts: LG Electronics Inc. 168
Table 82: Key Financials: LG Electronics Inc. 170
Table 83: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 171
Table 84: Russia Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 172
Table 85: Russia GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 172
Table 86: Russia Inflation, 2004-2008 173
Table 87: Russia Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 173
Table 88: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 175
Table 89: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 176
Table 90: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 177
Table 91: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 187
Table 92: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 190
Table 93: Key Facts: Panasonic Corporation 191
Table 94: Key Financials: Panasonic Corporation 194
Table 95: Key Facts: Toshiba Corporation 195
Table 96: Key Financials: Toshiba Corporation 197
Table 97: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 198
Table 98: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 199
Table 99: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 199
Table 100: United Kingdom Inflation, 2004-2008 200
Table 101: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 200
Table 102: United States Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 203
Table 103: United States Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 204
Table 104: United States Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 205
Table 105: Key Facts: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 215
Table 106: Key Financials: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 216
Table 107: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 217
Table 108: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 220
Table 109: Key Facts: LG Electronics Inc. 221
Table 110: Key Financials: LG Electronics Inc. 223
Table 111: Key Facts: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 224
Table 112: Key Financials: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 227
Table 113: United States Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 228
Table 114: United States Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 229
Table 115: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 229
Table 116: United States Inflation, 2004-2008 229


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry, revenue ($bn) 2004�13 21
Figure 2: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry, revenue by country (%) 2008 23
Figure 3: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2004�08 24
Figure 4: G8 Consumer Electronics Industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2008�13 26
Figure 5: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 29
Figure 6: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 30
Figure 7: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 31
Figure 8: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 32
Figure 9: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 33
Figure 10: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 34
Figure 11: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 36
Figure 12: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 37
Figure 13: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in Canada, 2008 38
Figure 14: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 41
Figure 15: Revenues & Profitability: Toshiba Corporation 44
Figure 16: Revenues & Profitability: JVC Kenwood Holdings 46
Figure 17: Canada Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 47
Figure 18: France Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 51
Figure 19: France Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 52
Figure 20: France Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 53
Figure 21: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 54
Figure 22: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 55
Figure 23: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 56
Figure 24: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 58
Figure 25: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 59
Figure 26: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in France, 2008 61
Figure 27: Revenues & Profitability: Panasonic Corporation 66
Figure 28: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 69
Figure 29: Revenues & Profitability: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 73
Figure 30: France Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 74
Figure 31: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 78
Figure 32: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 79
Figure 33: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 80
Figure 34: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 81
Figure 35: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 82
Figure 36: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 83
Figure 37: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 85
Figure 38: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 86
Figure 39: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in Germany, 2008 87
Figure 40: Revenues & Profitability: Loewe AG 89
Figure 41: Revenues & Profitability: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 93
Figure 42: Revenues & Profitability: Panasonic Corporation 97
Figure 43: Germany Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 98
Figure 44: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 102
Figure 45: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 103
Figure 46: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 104
Figure 47: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 105
Figure 48: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 106
Figure 49: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 107
Figure 50: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 109
Figure 51: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 110
Figure 52: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in Italy, 2008 111
Figure 53: Revenues & Profitability: LG Electronics Inc. 115
Figure 54: Revenues & Profitability: Panasonic Corporation 119
Figure 55: Revenues & Profitability: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 123
Figure 56: Italy Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 124
Figure 57: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 128
Figure 58: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 129
Figure 59: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 130
Figure 60: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 131
Figure 61: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 132
Figure 62: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 133
Figure 63: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 135
Figure 64: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 136
Figure 65: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in Japan, 2008 137
Figure 66: Revenues & Profitability: Panasonic Corporation 141
Figure 67: Revenues & Profitability: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. 143
Figure 68: Revenues & Profitability: Sharp Corporation 145
Figure 69: Japan Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 146
Figure 70: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 150
Figure 71: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 151
Figure 72: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 152
Figure 73: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 153
Figure 74: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 154
Figure 75: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 155
Figure 76: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 157
Figure 77: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 158
Figure 78: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in Russia, 2008 160
Figure 79: Revenues & Profitability: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 165
Figure 80: Revenues & Profitability: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 167
Figure 81: Revenues & Profitability: LG Electronics Inc. 170
Figure 82: Russia Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 171
Figure 83: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 175
Figure 84: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 176
Figure 85: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 177
Figure 86: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 178
Figure 87: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 179
Figure 88: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 180
Figure 89: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 182
Figure 90: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 183
Figure 91: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 185
Figure 92: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 190
Figure 93: Revenues & Profitability: Panasonic Corporation 194
Figure 94: Revenues & Profitability: Toshiba Corporation 197
Figure 95: United Kingdom Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 198
Figure 96: United States Consumer Electronics Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 203
Figure 97: United States Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 204
Figure 98: United States Consumer Electronics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 205
Figure 99: Forces Driving Competition in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 206
Figure 100: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 207
Figure 101: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 208
Figure 102: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 210
Figure 103: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 211
Figure 104: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Consumer Electronics Market in the United States, 2008 213
Figure 105: Revenues & Profitability: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 216
Figure 106: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 220
Figure 107: Revenues & Profitability: LG Electronics Inc. 223
Figure 108: Revenues & Profitability: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 227
Figure 109: United States Consumer Electronics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 228