120 million mobile phones sold in 2006

时间：2007-02-07 00:39:45

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Beijing, Feb.5 - Sales of mobile phones in China increased 40 percent year on year to 120 million units in 2006, Xinhua quoting deputy chief of the China Mobile Communications Association Xie Linzhen.

 

Xie said China had become one of the world's largest handset markets, adding sales would likely surge 25 percent to 150 million units this year, Xinhua reported.

 

In 2006 China produced a total of 450 million mobile phones, of which 350 million were exported, he noted1.

 

According to the Ministry2 of Information, foreign mobile phone giants including Nokia and Motorala hold the lion's share of the market, while local mobile phone makers3 sold only 50 million units on domestic and overseas markets.

 

Xie added global mobile phone sales climbed 25 percent last year, with total shipments reaching one billion units. Worldwide sales were expected to grow 20 percent this year, said Xie.

 

He said the rapid increase in mobile phone sales was a result of a booming world economy which was allowing people to upgrade to a newer mobile phone more often.

 

Last year the number of mobile users in China reached 461 million, up 68 million from 2005.

 

"Chinese phone users on average buy new mobile phones every 21 months," he said.

 
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1 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
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  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
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  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
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n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
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  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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