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www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/de0d4e/household_applianc) has announced the addition of the "Household Appliances in Japan" report to their offering.

The Household Appliances in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the household appliances industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends

and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

-- Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

-- Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects

-- Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

-- Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

-- The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

-- Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Market Definition

The household appliances market reflects the sale of six product sectors: refrigeration appliances (including fridges, freezers and fridge freezers), cooking appliances (including cookers, microwaves, ovens, cooker hoods, food processors and toasters), washing appliances (including washing machines, clothes dryers and washer-dryers), heaters (which include space heaters and water heaters), vacuum cleaners, and dishwashers.

The market value has been calculated using retail selling prices, and includes all applicable taxes and levies. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this profile have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Key Topics Covered:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 Market Overview

CHAPTER 2 Market Value

CHAPTER 3 Market Volume

CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I

CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II

CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis

CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies

7.2 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts

CHAPTER 9 Demographics

CHAPTER 10 Appendix

LIST OF TABLES

Companies Mentioned:

-- Hitachi, Ltd.

-- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

-- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

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Source: Datamonitor

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