 LCD TV shipments from Taiwan totaled 2.13 million units in the third quarter of 2006, up 27.9% on quarter and up 83.5% on year. The growth was below the 35% DigiTimes Research previously estimated for the third quarter, as inventory problems stunted growth. LCD TV inventory in the channel was still two weeks higher than normal through August 2006.
LCD TV shipments from Taiwan totaled 2.13 million units in the third quarter of 2006, up 27.9% on quarter and up 83.5% on year. The growth was below the 35% DigiTimes Research previously estimated for the third quarter, as inventory problems stunted growth. LCD TV inventory in the channel was still two weeks higher than normal through August 2006.- Chart 3: Taiwan LCD TV shipments by production mode, 3Q05-3Q06 
- Table 1: Taiwan LCD TV makers – Shipment proportion to North America, 3Q06 
- Chart 4: Taiwan LCD TV shipments by region, 3Q05-3Q06 (k units) 
- Chart 6: Taiwan LCD TV shipment proportion by screen size, 3Q05-3Q06 
- Chart 9: Price comparison between 32- and 37-inch LCD TVs, Jan-Sep 2006 
- Table 4: 30-inch segments, as proportion of total Taiwan LCD TV shipments, 2Q06-4Q06 
- Table 5: North America retail prices for 37-inch LCD TVs, end of Sep 2006 (US$)* 
- Table 6: Retail prices for 40-and 42-inch LCD TVs, Sep, 2006 (inch/US$) 
- Chart 10: Global LCD TV and PDP TV shipments in the 40-inch-range, 2005-2008 (k unit) 
- Chart 11: Taiwan LCD TV shipment forecast, 2004-2008 (k units)