RegardingID Archive | China RFID Market Grew 23 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007

Sunday, October 14, 2007

China’s RFID market grew nearly 25 percent to reach the $1.076 billion mark in the second quarter of 2007, says Beijing market research firm Analysys International.

Analysys, which follows technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China, unveiled this data in its new report “China RFID Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2007” – which details the 23.4 percent (quarter on quarter) increase.

This subject is further discussed in the report China RFID Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2007. For more information, check out the web site at http://English.analysys.com.cn

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China RFID Market Grew 23 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007