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Article: The NPD Group: U.S. Mobile Phone Sales Reached 31.6 Million Units in Third Quarter 2005.
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- October 26, 2005
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- According to The NPD Group, the leader in market information for the wireless industry, mobile phone sales to consumers in the U.S. reached 31.6 million units in the third quarter of 2005. This number represents solid incremental growth of seven percent from the second quarter 2005 sales volume of 29.6 million units and an increase of more than 30 percent compared to sales during the same period in 2004. NPD estimates total third quarter 2005 consumer sales of slightly more than $2 billion.
"The handset market was very robust in the third quarter," said Neil Strother, research director for mobile devices at The NPD Group. "These numbers ...