Seoul, November, 2019 – In the third quarter of 2019, the technical consumer goods(TCG) market developed by 6.5%, compared to the same quarter in 2018. In Q3 2019 there was a large variance in sector growth ranging from -21.2% to + 23.9%. Three out of the six TCG sectors in Korea reported positive growth, and three other sectors showed negative growth.
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Q4 2018 B. KRW | Q1 2019 B. KRW | Q2 2019 B. KRW | Q3 2019 B. KRW | Q3 2019 / Q3 2018 / +/- % | Q1-Q3 2019 B. KRW | Q1-Q3 2019 / Q1-Q3 2018 +/- % | |
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Consumer Electronics (CE) | 809 | 950 | 838 | 925 | 12.2% | 2,712 | 10.7% |
Photography (PH) | 127 | 125 | 129 | 120 | -2.3% | 373 | -3.9% |
Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) | 2,125 | 1,951 | 1,964 | 2,425 | 23.9% | 6,340 | 21.5% |
Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) | 1,278 | 1,837 | 1,487 | 1,363 | -1.4% | 4,687 | 4.6% |
Information Technology (IT) | 1,359 | 1,552 | 1,094 | 1,059 | -21.2% | 3,704 | -21.2% |
Telecommunications (TC) | 4,334 | 3,527 | 4,302 | 4,450 | 10.4% | 12,280 | 8.0% |
Office Equipment & Consumables (OE) | 52 | 52 | 41 | 0 | -100.0% | 93 | -44.5% |
GfK TEMAX ® South Korea | 10,085 | 9,993 | 9,854 | 10,342 | 6.5% | 30,189 | 4.9% |