22 Oct 2007, 40 pages
Industry Code: 4043

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Definition

The Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing Industry in China (China Industry Code - 4043) comprises establishments mainly engaged in computer peripheral equipment and accessories manufacturing in China. Computer peripheral equipment mainly refers to all necessary and optional components of a computer, except the CPU chip and the core chips and chipsets on mainboards and extended cards. The main products manufactured within this industry include: Terminal display equipment: Chinese character display terminals, graphic display terminals, monitors, etc.; Input equipment: common input equipments (mouse and keyboards), digitizers, graphic input equipment (scanners, graph plotters, etc.), speech input equipment, data preparation equipment, etc.; Output equipment: printing equipment, graphic output equipment, speech output equipment, etc.; External storage equipment: floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, optical disk drives, tape drives, semi-conductor storage; Magnetic or optical reading equipment: IC card reading and writing machines, magnetic card reading and writing machines. Cards and boards for microcomputers: microcomputer mainboards, memory bars, sound cards, graphic cards and other function cards and interface cards; Power supplies, UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies); Hard disk platters, print heads, selenium drum and ink boxes; Other computer peripheral equipment, devices, accessories and parts.

Major Players

The key competitors in this industry are:

Segments

The major products and services covered in this market research report are:
  • Sound, display and other cards, motherboards and other components
  • LCD monitors
  • Hard disk drives
  • Laser printers
  • Optical disks drives
  • Printer components
  • Others
  • Ink-jet printers
  • Other storage equipments
  • Computer power supplies
  • Keyboard and mouse products
  • CRT monitors

Activities

The primary activities of companies in this industry are:
  • Manufacturing of input equipment
  • Manufacturing of output equipment
  • Manufacturing of external storage
  • Manufacturing of magnetic or optical reading equipment
  • Manufacturing of cards and boards for microcomputers
  • Manufacturing of power supplies
  • Manufacturing of other computer peripheral equipment and parts
  • Manufacturing of terminal display equipment
  • Sales, research and development of the above products

Report Contents

Key Statistics

The Key Statistics chapter provides the key data and indicators for the industry for at least the last six years. The statistics included are industry revenue, industry gross product, employment, establishments, exports, imports, domestic demand and total wages.

Segmentation

The Segmentation chapter covers the following: Products and Service Segmentation in China, Major Market Segments in China, Industry Concentration and Geographic Spread in China. The Products and Service Segmentation section details the key products and/or services provided by this industry, highlighting the most important where possible to demonstrate which have a more significant influence over industry results as a whole. The Major Market Segments section details the key client industries and/or groups as well as giving an indication as to which of these are the most important to the industry. The Industry Concentration section provides an indicator of how much industry revenue is accounted for by the top four players. The Geographic Spread section provides a guide to the regional share of industry revenue/gross product.

Market Characteristics

The Market Characteristics chapter covers the following: Market Size, Linkages, Demand Determinants, Domestic and International Markets, Basis of Competition and Life Cycle. The Market Size section gives the size of the domestic market as well as the size of the export market. The Linkages section lists the China industry’s major supplier and major customer industries. The Demand Determinants section lists the key factors which are likely to cause demand to rise or fall. The Domestic and International Markets section defines the market for the products and services of the China industry. This section provides the size of the domestic market and the proportion accounted for by imports and exports and trends in the levels of imports and exports. The Basis of Competition section outlines the key types of competition between firms within the China industry as well as highlighting competition from substitute products in alternative industries. The Life Cycle section provides an analysis of which stage of development the industry is at.

Industry Conditions

The Industry Conditions chapter covers the following: Barriers to Entry, Taxation, Industry Assistance, Regulation and Deregulation, Cost Structure, Capital and Labor Intensity, Technology and Systems, Industry Volatility and Globalization. The Barriers to Entry section outlines factors that can prevent a new company from entering this China industry and also gives an indication of the extent to which this occurs. The Taxation section details all kinds of taxation that are specific or are particularly important to this industry in China, including taxation concessions. The Industry Assistance section refers to any government and/or other measures designed to improve the performance of this industry in China. The Regulation and Deregulation section details any applicable regulation and/or deregulation to this industry. The Cost Structure section details the average costs for a company operating in this industry as a percentage of total revenue. The Capital and Labor Intensity section provides a guide to the amount of capital used in production/providing a service compared to the amount of labor in the total mix of inputs. The Technology and Systems section acknowledges the latest technology and/or systems available to this industry in China. Technology refers to machinery and equipment and systems refers to methods of production that enable better and more efficient production. The Industry Volatility section refers to the year on year fluctuations which occur in industry output. The Globalization section gives an indication of the extent to which the China industry is global based on factors such as the level of foreign ownership, the proportion of demand accounted for by foreign operators and the volume of production conducted in other countries.

Key Factors

The Key Factors chapter covers the industry’s Key Sensitivities and Key Success Factors. The Key Sensitivities section outlines the key factors that are outside the control of an operator in the China industry, but are likely to have significant impact on a business. The Key Success Factors section details the factors within the control of an industry operator in China and which should be followed in order to be successful in the industry. Often this will include behavior that will help to minimize the effects of the Key Sensitivities.

Key Competitors

The Key Competitors chapter lists the major players in the industry in China as well as an analysis of each major player’s activities in the industry. Market share information is included where possible.

Industry Performance

The Performance chapter provides an analysis of both the China industry’s Current Performance and Historical Performance. The Current Performance section provides the key analysis for the industry over the past five years with key performance indicators discussed. The Historical Performance section details previously important events in the development of the industry in China.

Outlook

The Outlook chapter is a key analysis section of the report and outlines expectations for the key industry indicators over the next five year period, including forecasts.

Table of Contents

► About this Report
► Executive Summary
► Key Statistics
► Segmentation
► Market Characteristics
► Industry Conditions
► Key Factors
► Key Competitors
► Industry Performance
► Outlook