Domestic shipments of consumer electronic products rose 5.9 percent in October from a year earlier to 175.3 billion yen, logging a fifth straight monthly gain, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association said Thursday.
The association attributed the rise to robust demand for plasma display televisions, liquid crystal display TVs and DVD player/recorders, which helped boost shipments of visual equipment 5.4 percent to 104.2 billion yen.