Saturday, November 16, 2002
Posted by Roberto
3:51 PM
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JAPAN'S MOBILE PHONE SHIPMENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2002 ( 2'857'000 UNITS ) DECREASED 38.8 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
November 14, 2002 (TOKYO) -- The Japan Electronic and Information Industries Association (JEITA) on Nov. 12 announced that Japan's mobile phone shipments in September 2002 decreased 38.8 percent compared to the same month last year to 2,857,000 units. Mobile phones here mean cellular phones, in-car phones and personal handyphone system (PHS) phones.
The downward trend has continued for 16 straight months. JEITA also announced that shipments in the first half of fiscal 2002 (April-September) reached 20,332,000 units, showing a 23.2 percent decrease from the same period of the previous term.
The shipment of cellular phones and in-car phones declined 36.2 percent to 2,783,000 units year-on-year. The PHS shipments declined significantly by 76.1 percent to 74,000 units.
Related link: JEITA's press release (in Japanese)
Related story: Japan's Y-O-Y Mobile Phone Shipments Decline for 15 Consecutive Months
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