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Falling LCD TV Prices Hurt Japanese Panel Makers

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Worldwide demand for LCD TVs with screen sizes over 10 inches should grow about 50 percent per year between 2004 and 2009, from 8 million last year to 59 million units in 2009, according to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Association (JEITA). Plasma TV demand should grow from 2.3 million units last year to 11.6 million units in 2009, according to JEITA.

In the United States, LCD TV sales doubled in 2004 to reach more than 2.5 million units, and should reach nearly 4 million sets this year, according to estimates from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Plasma TV sales should nearly double to nearly 1.5 million sets this year compared to 2004, the CEA believes.
 
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