WitsView sees slightly increase of LCD monitor shipment in Jan09, due to SI and brand vendors' inventory preparations

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2009-02-26 08:42

Taiwan--(뉴스와이어)--According to WitsView, the Top 10 SIs shipped a total of 9.04 million monitors in January, up by 5.5% MoM. Given the inventory clearing by most brand vendors during the end of 2008, they have started to become more aggressive with their inventory preparations now. Coupled by the fewer working days in January, due to the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, the influx of rush orders helped push up the aggregated shipments.

On the other hand, WitsView’s top 10 brand monitor survey pointed out that the Taiwan and Korean-based vendors witnessed a bigger monthly shipment increase during the start of the new year in January. This stemmed from the lower shipment base level in December. Furthermore, it was also attributed to the commencement of new sales plans in the new business year, and market demand increase spurred by the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays in China. In general, the aggregated shipments from the top 10 brand monitors reached 8.85 million units, up by 8.3% MoM.

Looking into February, although the market remains sluggish, the current very low utilization rates of panel makers and component supply shortage has affected the panel output and delivery time. With the panel supply unable to meet the basic inventory preparations of brand vendors, rush orders continue to be placed between January and February. Some players have responded to the tighter supply by sharply raising their respective rolling forecasts for March and April in ensuring a sufficient amount of panels is secured. This has thus raised hopes of a forthcoming market demand rebound. However, it should be noted that the market fundamentals have not yet recovered. Despite the price cuts made by brand vendors, it remains difficult in stimulating sales. In terms of the future market development, it is suggested that companies remain cautious and keep a close eye on the global economy and general market demand.

More information on LCD monitor SI and brand shipments are available on WitsView's web site at http://www.witsview.com/MarketTrend/Default.aspx

About WitsView

Founded in the year 2004, WitsView, a subsidiary brand of DRAMeXchange, is composed of a team of TFT-LCD industry experts. The research field covers the development and market trend of upstream components, mid stream panels and downstream system integrators and retailers.

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