TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
LG Electronics, Inc. 21
Panasonic Corporation 25
Sharp Corporation 30
Toshiba Corporation 34
MARKET FORECASTS 39
Market value forecast 39
Market volume forecast 40
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 41
APPENDIX 43
Methodology 43
Industry associations 44
Related Datamonitor research 44
Disclaimer 45
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 46
Premium Reports 46
Summary Reports 46
Datamonitor consulting 46
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan kitchen appliances market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Japan kitchen appliances market volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Japan kitchen appliances market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Japan kitchen appliances market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: LG Electronics, Inc.: key facts 21
Table 6: LG Electronics, Inc.: key financials ($) 22
Table 7: LG Electronics, Inc.: key financials (KRW) 22
Table 8: LG Electronics, Inc.: key financial ratios 23
Table 9: Panasonic Corporation: key facts 25
Table 10: Panasonic Corporation: key financials ($) 28
Table 11: Panasonic Corporation: key financials (¥) 28
Table 12: Panasonic Corporation: key financial ratios 28
Table 13: Sharp Corporation: key facts 30
Table 14: Sharp Corporation: key financials ($) 31
Table 15: Sharp Corporation: key financials (¥) 31
Table 16: Sharp Corporation: key financial ratios 32
Table 17: Toshiba Corporation: key facts 34
Table 18: Toshiba Corporation: key financials ($) 36
Table 19: Toshiba Corporation: key financials (¥) 37
Table 20: Toshiba Corporation: key financial ratios 37
Table 21: Japan kitchen appliances market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 39
Table 22: Japan kitchen appliances market volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 40
Table 23: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 41
Table 24: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 41
Table 25: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 41
Table 26: Japan inflation, 2006–10 42
Table 27: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 42
Table 28: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 42
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan kitchen appliances market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Japan kitchen appliances market volume: million units, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Japan kitchen appliances market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Japan kitchen appliances market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 16
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 19
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the kitchen appliances market in Japan, 2010 20
Figure 11: LG Electronics, Inc.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 12: LG Electronics, Inc.: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 13: Panasonic Corporation: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 14: Panasonic Corporation: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 15: Sharp Corporation: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 16: Sharp Corporation: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 17: Toshiba Corporation: revenues & profitability 38
Figure 18: Toshiba Corporation: assets & liabilities 38
Figure 19: Japan kitchen appliances market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 39
Figure 20: Japan kitchen appliances market volume forecast: million units, 2010–15 40
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