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Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline over 10% in 2015; global shipments down 10%

Betty Shyu, DIGITIMES Research, Taipei

Taiwan makers' shipments of LCD monitors reached 19.82 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, down 6.2% on quarter and down 10.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Foxconn Electronics held the number one position in shipments in the third and fourth quarter followed by Wistron.

Heading into the first quarter of 2016, Taiwan makers will see shipments drop 3.5% on quarter to 19.12 million as the industry enters the slow season.

For 2015, global LCD monitor shipments declined 10% on year to 123 million, with Taiwan makers accounting for 79.78 million to represent a 64.8% proportion – up from 62.9% in 2014. In 2016, global shipments will decline another 2-3% on year, said Digitimes Research.

This article is an excerpt from a Digitimes Research Quarterly Data Report (Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2015). Visit our latest Data reports.