Durable goods market in Romania reaches EUR 347 mln in the third quarter, GfK report
The IT segment in Romania recorded a growth of 26.6 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2011, while the small appliances sector posted a growth of 15.8 percent, compared to the major household appliances' growth of 1 percent. The photo market also posted a year-on-year growth in the third quarter of 2011, of 15.6 percent, reaching a level of EUR 13 million. This growth was mainly sustained by the bi increase reported in July, 2011, according to the GfK report.
The growth posted by the telecom market in Romania was of 13.9 percent in the third quarter, compared to the same period in 2010, mainly due to the smartphones segment. After long periods of consecutives decreases, the printers and multifunctional products market also grew by 13.6 percent in the third quarter, compared to the value posted in the same period in 2010, up to EUR 7 million. In the third quarter of 2011, the electronics market also posted an increase of 2.3 percent in Romania, up to EUR 53 million, according to the GfK TEMAX report.
Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com
(photo source: photoxpress.com)