What about disposables and film sales? another part they left out. --- Mike Ignatiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree: the volume and gross $ alone don't say > much. I am very curious to see the similar figures > for adjusted earnings (read: bottomline). > > -----Original Message----- > From: P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:56:33 +0200 > Subject: Re: Camera Sales Stats > > > > > Bruce wrote: > > > As said earlier, digital still cameras are > squeezing on analog camera business, but growing > into a reliable earner for camera manufacturers. > Shipment for the first half of the year totaled > 9,100,329 units and earned as much as \310,571 > million, both steep rises of 53.9% and 40.8% > respectively. Under the going bad economic climate, > there are not many other products capturing the > interest of consumers so potently. For traditional > silver-based camera manufacturers, however, the fast > rising of digital still cameras pose a ticklish > problem to think about their future camera business. > > > > > > > > > This statement seem to forget that the > manufacturers has spent money money on digital than > what they have earned. This according to Olympus, > Matsushita, Kodak, and Fuji and reflected in the > losses reported by those with highest market share > in digital. > > > > P�l > > > > > > >
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