Archive for the 'Economics' Category

CEA's Summer Forecast: See Where The Consumer Electronics Industry is Heading

By Chris Ely
It’s probably no secret that many of CEA’s staffers are avid twitterers.  For those unfamiliar with Twitter, it’s a micro-blog where tweeple (people who tweet) share their thoughts, location, photos, activities, interests, interesting links, etc. in statements of 140 characters or less.
Delightfully inspired by this particular social medium, CEA’s Market Research Team [...]

Monday, July 20th, 2009

A Strong Showing for Trade at the Democratic Convention

By Michael Petricone
Yesterday in Denver, trade advocates came together to speak an urgent truth: getting our economy moving requires a strong and positive trade policy.
Speakers including Rep. Gregory Meeks and representatives from the Colorado Governor’s office and the Denver World Trade Center noted that exports are the bright spot of the economy.

Congressman Gregory Meeks [...]

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Technology’s Role in Developing Markets

By Sarah Szabo
Technology and new innovations fuel economic growth and in recent years, technology’s impact on developing markets has become even more significant. Rural and emerging markets are active laboratories for applications that bring the power of technology to meet economic, educational, health and social outcomes.Â
From state-of-the-art technology training in remote areas, innovative harnessing [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Forecasting the Future of CE

By Sean Murphy
Wouldn’t it be great to have a glimpse of the total U.S. CE market? How about having an opportunity to see projections for next year, or even the next five years?
The good news is:  this is possible, and there is a way you can get this invaluable information for FREE!
How? By participating in [...]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Dreaming of High Def

By Steve Kidera
In my last blog entry (scroll down to read the masterpiece), I wrote about the two great loves in my life…sports and HDTVs. My dad, who shares my love of sports, commented my next entry should be about a (hypothetical) man who lives in a house with one other person, they own [...]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Tax Rebate Checks

By Shawn DuBravac, the CEA Economist
In February, the U.S. approved a fiscal stimulus plan and it looks like Spain has taken note – recently approving their own fiscal stimulus plan. In the US, these tax rebate checks will begin hitting mailboxes in May. Our research suggests that one fifth of U.S. consumers [...]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A DTV Coupon Program Update With the Honorable Meredith A. Baker

Introduced by CEA’s CEO and President Gary Shapiro:
A recent study conducted by CEA and PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that:
“The Consumer Electronics industry directly contributes over one trillion dollars to the U.S. economy.”
Whether it’s social networking sites, new wireless technologies or HDTV, the media is filled with consumer electronics related stories, more than we can count.
The amount of [...]

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Live From the Forum

Today we’re live blogging from our Washington Forum. We’re pleased to share the excitement that’s in the air when representatives from the government and the consumer electronics industry come together, here in Washington.
First up at 10:00am: Opening Keynote Address from The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce.
We’re here at [...]

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008