Overview of figures
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The market in figures
The consumer electronics segment (entertainment electronics, private IT products, and private telecommunications) fell by 1.5% to 27.7 billion Euro. The private IT product segment grew, with an increase of 4.1% to 6.8 billion Euro in 2019. In entertainment electronics, a decline of 5.6% to 6.8 billion Euro was recorded. The private telecommunications segment fell by 1.4% to just under 12.1 billion Euro.
Domestic appliances saw an increase in sales to 14.9 billion euro, up 4.7%. Following the once-off poor performance of the previous year, the large domestic appliance product segment grew by 3.2% to 9 billion Euro in 2019, continuing its decade-plus success story. Sales of small domestic appliances were up 7.1% to just under 5.9 billion Euro in 2019, extending the segment’s positive streak of over ten years.
The consumer electronics segment (entertainment electronics, private IT products, and private telecommunications) fell by 1.5% to 27.7 billion Euro. The private IT product segment grew, with an increase of 4.1% to 6.8 billion Euro in 2019. In entertainment electronics, a decline of 5.6% to 6.8 billion Euro was recorded. The private telecommunications segment fell by 1.4% to just under 12.1 billion Euro.
Domestic appliances saw an increase in sales to 14.9 billion euro, up 4.7%. Following the once-off poor performance of the previous year, the large domestic appliance product segment grew by 3.2% to 9 billion Euro in 2019, continuing its decade-plus success story. Sales of small domestic appliances were up 7.1% to just under 5.9 billion Euro in 2019, extending the segment’s positive streak of over ten years.
Selected market figures 2019
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