Audio Equipment Global Market Report 2018

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electric motors (except internal combustion engine starting motors), power generators (except battery charging alternators for internal combustion engines), and motor generator sets (except turbine generator set units). This industry includes establishments rewinding armatures on a factory basis.

The communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing companies offer insulated fiber optic cable and other communication and energy wire manufacturing. These include cable, coaxial cable, communications wire and cable. The communication and energy wire and cable manufacturing can be further classified into i) Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing and ii) Other Communications And Energy Wire Manufacturing. Other Cables segment was the largest segment in the communication and energy wire and cable market with 95% share of the market. Fiber Optical Cable segment was the second largest segment in the communication and energy wire and cable market with a 5% share of the market.

The battery manufacturing industry can be classified into i) Primary Battery manufacturing that comprises establishments manufacturing disposable flashlight batteries, dry cells, lithium batteries and watch batteries. And ii) Storage Battery Manufacturing that include establishments manufacturing storage batteries. Storage batteries are rechargeable batteries that can be recharged by passing a current through it in the opposite direction of its discharge.

The switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing industry comprise establishments manufacturing switchgear and switchboard apparatus. Switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnect switches and circuit breakers used in electricity transmission to interrupt or reestablish the flow of electricity.

LED video walls are gaining popularity and are being widely installed in commercial establishments such as hotels, restaurants, stadiums stores and other places. LED video walls are made up of modular tiles which fit together in a magnetic or lockable display to enable creation of video walls of various sizes. These video walls are used to display advertisements or are used as monitor screens. Audio Equipment segment was the largest segment in the audio and video equipment manufacturing market with 68% share of the market. Video Equipment segment was the second largest segment in the audio and video equipment manufacturing market with a 32% share of the market.

The electrical equipment industry comprise establishments manufacturing electric lighting equipment, household appliances, electrical equipment manufacturing batteries, wires, and relay and other electrical equipment, electronic products and components. Power Generation, Transmission and Control Manufacturing was the largest segment in the electrical equipment manufacturing market with around 30% share of the market. This can be attributed to comparatively high value of power, distribution and specialty transformers. Household Appliances Manufacturing was the second largest segment with around 27% share of the market. This was mainly due to high demand for household appliances such as refrigerators, laundry equipment, electric and non-electric cooking appliances from many developed and developing economies. Wire And Cable Manufacturing was the third largest segment in the electrical equipment manufacturing market with around 25% share of the market. It is followed by batteries manufacturing with around 11% share of the market. Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing was the fifth largest segment with around 7% share of the market. This was smallest segment in the electrical equipment manufacturing industry mainly due to comparatively low value of lighting equipment.

The electric lighting equipment manufacturing market can be classified into i) Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing businesses that manufacture electric bulbs and tubes and their components. ii) Lighting Fixture Manufacturing companies that produce fixed and portable residential electric lighting fixtures for use both inside and outside the residence, electric lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial, and institutional use and nonelectric lighting equipment except glass blanks General Lighting segment was the largest segment in the electric lighting equipment manufacturing market with around 80% share of the market. This can be attributed to comparatively high demand for electric light bulbs and tubes from individual customers and commercial establishments. Automotive Lighting segment was the second largest segment in the electric lighting equipment manufacturing market with around 20% share of the market. Back Lighting segment was the third largest segment in the electric lighting equipment manufacturing market with around 1% share of the market. This is primarily due to comparatively low consumption of backlight lighting products, which are only used in electronic products manufacturing such as televisions and mobiles.

The household appliances manufacturing industry can be categorized into the following: i) Small electrical appliance manufacturing, ii) Household cooking appliance manufacturing iii) Household refrigerator and home freezer manufacturing iv) Household laundry equipment and v) Other major household appliances. Small Electrical Appliance segment was the largest segment in the household appliances manufacturing market with around 39% share of the market. This can be attributed to high sales volume of products such as electric housewares, household-type fans and other electric floor care machines. It is followed by household cooking appliance with around 22% share of the market. Household refrigerator and home freezer segment was the third largest segment in the household appliances manufacturing market with around 17% share of the market.