HONG KONG, Dec. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forty nine percent of mainland China’s PC camera manufacturers plan to raise prices in the next 12 months. Suppliers also plan to further penetrate lucrative export markets with more value-added features. This is according to Global Sources’(Nasdaq: GSOL) China Sourcing Report: PC Cameras
( http://www.chinasourcingreports.com/pccameras ).
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The report, which profiled 33 mainland China manufacturers, shows aggregate export sales reached US$116 million in 2006, and are expected to grow by 10 percent in 2007. Exports account for 79 percent of total output on average.
Publisher of the report, Mark A. Saunderson, said: "The rapid proliferation of broadband services has seen a resulting growth in IP communication devices across the globe. This has, in turn, spurred demand for PC cameras, which are popping up in applications such as instant messaging, video chatting and conferencing and video e-mail, just to name a few.
"Global PC camera sales are projected to hit 75 million units in 2007, and mainland China’s manufacturers are hoping to capture a greater slice of this market by incorporating more sophisticated features."
Among PC camera manufacturers surveyed:
-- 34 percent are producing PC cameras with higher resolutions;
-- 24 percent are equipping their cameras with greater features;
-- 18 percent are enabling their cameras with wireless connections;
-- 15 percent are manufacturing multiple-function cameras; and
-- 9 percent are focusing on producing better housing designs.
Mainland China High-end PC Camera Prices to Rise, Entry-level Prices Remain Stable
The report shows that prices for advanced PC camera models are expected to increase in the next 12 months due to higher component costs, while entry-level camera prices are expected to stabilize.
Among PC camera manufacturers surveyed:
-- 49 percent expect prices to increase;
-- 33 percent project prices to be stable; and
-- 18 percent plan to decrease prices.
In-Factory Interviews, Detailed Supplier Profiles and New Models Covered
The 81-page China Sourcing Report: PC Cameras provides proprietary market information from in-person factory visits to 13 manufacturers and interviews with 20 more suppliers. The surveys, supplier profiles, products, price trends and supply forecasts aim to help buyers make better-informed purchasing decisions.
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China Sourcing Reports ( http://www.chinasourcingreports.com ) are part of Global Sources’ sourcing and product information services. These include Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ), Global Sources trade magazines, China Sourcing Fairs ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ) and Global Sources Direct ( http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com ).
China Sourcing Report: PC Cameras is available at http://www.chinasourcingreports.com/pccameras .
Information about Greater China PC camera suppliers and products can be found at
http://www.chinasuppliers.globalsources.com/china-suppliers/PC-Cam.htm .
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater China using Chinese-language media.
The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 647,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 2 million products and more than 160,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.
Suppliers receive more than 23 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.
Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 2,000 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.
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