According to the BBC, the Japanese Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) trade group reported that mobile phone subscriptions in Japan had topped 100 million.
At this point, you might think that everyone in the US who wants a TV has one. But the population is growing, and there will be more than than 50 million additional US TV households in the next 40 years, according to new data released by Nielsen Media Research.
GDP grew by 0.9% in both the euro area (EA12) and the EU25 during the fourth quarter of 2006, compared to the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In the third quarter of 2006, growth rates were +0.5% in the euro area and +0.6% in the EU25.
Seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 1.0% in the euro area (EA12) in December 2006 compared to November 2006. Production rose by 0.3% in November and remained stable in October. In the EU25 output grew by 0.8% in December, after increasing by 0.3% in November and remaining stable in October.
The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for the U.K increased 0.1 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in December.
The London Stock Exchange made a very strong start to 2007 with record trading activity across its markets. The number of SETS trades increased 61 per cent on January 2006 to 8.7 million, the highest number of trades ever recorded on the electronic order book in a single month, while the value traded rose by 33 per cent to £156.5 billion. The average daily number of trades on SETS in January increased 54 per cent on last January to 397,215, and the average daily value traded rose by 27 per cent to £7.1 billion.
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center and INET trading platforms for the month of January.
Globally, the set top box market has been experiencing strong growth in unit shipments and revenues, with the former reaching 59.0 million units in 2003. Set top boxes have met with considerable success in Europe and North America, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are now looking to repeat this success in other parts of the world.
