An annual fair in Taipei known for saving consumers money on new computers, cameras and other technological gadgets saw a record number of visitors during the five-day event, organizers said in a statement yesterday.
More than 640,000 visitors flooded into the Taipei Applications Computer Show — up 10 percent from last year, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (外貿協會) said in a statement on the final day of the exhibition.
The organizers have described the show as an important growth indicator for Taiwan’s 3C — computer, communication and consumer electronics — market in the second half of the year.
Companies including Asustek Computer Inc (華碩), Micro-Star International Co (MSI, 微星) and Toshiba Corp reported more than 100 percent growth in sales this year from last year, the organizers said.
Sony Corp saw a 25 percent increase in sales this year from last year, Epson Corp had its sales grow 20 percent to 30 percent year on year and Canon’s sales jumped 30 percent to 40 percent from a year earlier, the organizers said.
Many of the 210 exhibitors, who occupied 1,350 booths at the show, reported record sales of notebook computers, online game products, digital cameras and video recorders and flat screen monitors, the organizers said.
The number of exhibitors and booths set six-year highs, the organizers said.
The event will run from July 28 to Aug. 1 next year, they said.
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