The Communications and Information network Association of Japan (CIAJ: a general incorporated association) announces the telecommunication equipment production and trade figures for April through September, 2013 as follows.
The Japanese economy underwent gradual recovery in FY2013, sustained by a lift in exports with the weaker yen and domestic demand stimulated by public spending and other economic stimulus measures. The recent uptake in domestic demand is a reflection of the rush to purchase ahead of the rise in consumption tax in April 1, 2014. However, the continuing shift to overseas manufacturing plants and mounting competition from foreign brands will present even greater challenges in the telecommunication equipment market, especially for terminal equipment brands.
The total value of production in the first half of FY2013 was 484.3 billion yen (-21.7% year-over-year growth). The total figure for exports was 183.2 billion yen (+30.2% year-over-year growth) while imports was 1.180 trillion yen (+27.2% year-over-year growth).
1. Production Trends in the First Half of FY2013
The total value of production in the first half of FY2013 was 484.3 billion yen (-21.7% year-over-year growth), reverting to negative growth after the first positive growth in eight years in FY2012.
[Figures by equipment categories]
- Wireline terminal equipment: 38.5 billion yen (+19.9% year-over-year growth) of which:
- Telephone sets: 3.3 billion yen (+ 11.9% year-over-year growth)
- Telephone application equipment: 33.7 billion yen (+15.9% year-over-year growth)
- Facsimile equipment: 1.4 billion yen (no comparison data available)
- Mobile terminal equipment: 187.9 billion yen (-42.4% year-over-year growth) of which:
- Mobile phones: 118.4 billion yen (-59.2% year-over-year growth)
- Public-use PHS terminals: 5.0 billion yen (-25.7% year-over-year growth)
- Fierce competition with foreign brands in the smartphone market and the shift to overseas manufacturing led to the large drop in domestic production figures.
- Wireline network equipment: 159.7 billion yen (-1.1% year-over-year growth) of which:
- Switching systems: 49.9 billion yen (-19.3% year-over-year growth)
- Transmission equipment: 109.8 billion yen (+10.3% year-over-year growth).
- Central office switching systems reverted to a significant drop after a positive growth the previous year.
- Wireless network equipment: 66.1 billion yen (-2.5% year-over-year growth) of which:
- Fixed telecommunication equipment: 21.2 billion yen (+10.6 year-over-year growth)
- Base stations: 44.8 billion yen (-7.6% year-over-year growth)
- The growth in fixed telecommunication equipment reflects the healthy demand for disaster prevention/emergency-related systems. The negative growth in base station production is a backlash from the surge in capacity enhancements by carriers the previous year.
- Network access equipment: 21.3 billion yen(+0.7% year-over-year growth)
- A second consecutive year of positive growth was recorded, helped by the popularity of consumer equipment in relation to the spread of broadband use, and BCP investments by private and public sectors.
- Wireline parts: 10.8 billion yen (+9.2% year-over-year growth)
- The Wireline parts figure, which includes relay transmission equipment, grew with the increase in telecommunication infrastructure investment.
2. Exports
The total figure for exports in the first half of FY2013 was 183.2 billion yen (+30.2% year-over-year growth)
[Figures by equipment categories]
 Telephone sets and terminal equipment | 4.8 billion yen (+71.3% year-over-year growth) |
| Mobile phones | 3.5 billion yen |
| Facsimiles | 0.2 billion yen |
| Cordless handsets for landline phones | 0.1 billion yen |
| Other | 0.9 billion yen |
| Network equipment | 72.7 billion yen (+8.6% year-over-year growth) |
| Base stations | 3.1 billion yen |
| Data communication equipment | 67.6 billion yen |
| Other network equipment | 2.0 billion yen |
| Parts | 105.7 billion yen (+49.1% year-over-year growth) |
“Telephone sets and terminal equipment,” “network equipment,” and “parts” all showed year-over-year improvement. Significant growth was especially seen in mobile phones (+1.6 billion yen, 310% year-over-year growth) and parts (+34.8 billion yen, 49.1% year-over-year growth).
By region, Asia was 113.6 billion yen (+36.2% year-over-year growth), of which China was 47.0 billion yen. North America was 47.5 billion yen (+38.2% year-over-year growth), of which the U.S. accounted for 44.4 billion yen. Europe was 13.9 billion yen (-0.1% year-over-year growth) of which the EU was 11.1 billion yen. Exports to China (+61.1% year-over-year growth) and the U.S. (+38.4% year-over-year growth) saw significant year-over-year growth.
3. Imports
The total figure for imports in the first half of FY2013 was 1.180 trillion yen (+27.2% year-over-year growth)
[Figures by equipment categories]
| Telephone sets and terminal equipment | 749.9 billion yen (+56.3% year-over-year growth) |
| Mobile phones | 740.0 billion yen |
| Facsimiles | 2.2 billion yen |
| Cordless handsets for landline phones | 3.5 billion yen |
| Other | 4.2 billion yen |
| Network equipment | 284.6 billion yen (-3.0% year-over-year growth) |
| Base stations | 30.0 billion yen |
| Data communication equipment | 268.9 billion yen |
| Other network equipment | 11.0 billion yen |
| Parts | 145.3 billion yen (-6.0% year-over-year growth) |
Despite the 270.2 billion yen surge (+57.1%) in mobile phones over the previous year, network equipment and parts showed negative growth, with a significant drop of -10.6 billion yen (-26.2%) in base stations.
By region, Asia was 1.991 billion yen (+29.7% year-over-year growth), of which China was 882.0 billion yen. North America was 43.3 billion yen (+11.8% year-over-year growth), of which the U.S. accounted for 41.7 billion yen. Europe was 16.8 billion yen (-24.2% year-over-year growth) of which the EU was 16.4 billion yen. Imports for “mobile phones,” “data communication equipment,” and “parts” together accounted for over 95.7% of the total figure.
Note: The figures mentioned in this press release are based on tallied figures as of the press release date. It is possible that revisions will be made at a future date.
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