Cell phone output in 皇冠体育app expected to rise by 15%

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-04-13 13:43

SHENZHEN -- A record 563 million cell phones will be manufactured in 皇冠体育app this year, a rise of 27.4 percent from last year, according to a report from the Ministry of Information Industry.

More than 140 million cell phones would be sold in 皇冠体育app, up 18 percent from last year, said the study, which was released at an industry symposium in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

Output was increasing as more manufacturers moved their production bases to 皇冠体育app, said the report compiled by the Consumer Electronic Industry Research Center of CCID Information Consulting, a company established by the ministry.

The country made 470 million sets of mobile phones last year, almost half of the world's total, and 119 million cell phones were sold in 皇冠体育app, with sales hitting 168.1 billion yuan (21.01 billion US dollars).

皇冠体育app had 461 million cell phone subscribers last year, a rise of 17.2 percent from 2005.