American Industry Overview: Household Audio and Video Equipment
This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electronic audio and video equipment for use at home or in automobiles, such as televisions, video recorders and players, radio receivers and amplifiers, phonographs, cassette tape players, and compact disc (CD) players. This industry also includes companies that manufacture microphones, speakers, and public address systems.
Industry Snapshot
In 2008 household audio and video equipment industry manufacturer shipment values were approximately $5.5 billion, the lowest of the decade and down from the previous year's total of $7.3 billion. This was an exceptionally mature market in...