In the third quarter alone, the market totalled 336 million euro, 45.8% down on the year, it said in a statement.
The sales of office equipment and consumables suffered most in the January-September period, falling by 53.2%. Sales of small domestic appliances were the least affected in the first nine months, dipping by 23.2%.
Romanian technical consumer goods market by sectors in Jan-Sept:
Jan-Sept'09 (in millions of euro) | y/y pct change | Q3'09 | Q3'09/Q3'08 pct change | |
Total | 1,000 | -42.3 | 336 | -45.8 |
Consumer electronics | 167 | -43.3 | 56 | -44.8 |
Photo | 25 | -46.9 | 9 | -52.1 |
Major domestic appliances | 241 | -37.6 | 96 | -38.4 |
Small domestic appliances | 51 | -23.2 | 18 | -25.1 |
Information and Technology | 302 | -50.8 | 86 | -58.1 |
Telecommunication | 180 | -28.6 | 61 | -33.5 |
Office equipment and consumables | 34 | -53.2 | 10 | -57.3 |
The GfK Group operates through 150 subsidiaries in more than 100 countries. It activates in custom research, retail and technology and media.
($=0.6676 euro)