ajtj99's Market Pulse

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Sales in Asia flat Q to Q Sales in American down. Not what most were expecting. It gets you wondering how Europe had 14% sales gain.

 
 Sales Patterns 
 Revenue in the company's Asia Pacific region was essentially flat 
 sequentially while revenue in the Americas region was sequentially 
 lower. These results primarily reflect lower than expected demand for 
 our desktop products among certain OEM customers. 
 Q4 2005            vs. Q3 2005     vs. Q4 2004 
 ------------------- ------------------ --------------- --------------- 
 Asia-Pacific        $5.1 billion       Flat            +16% 
 Americas            $1.8 billion       -3.5%           -10% 
 Europe              $2.3 billion       +14%            Flat 
 Japan               $945 million       +2%             +11% 
 Key Product Trends (Sequential) 
 --  Total microprocessor units were higher, setting a new record. 
         The average selling price (ASP) was slightly lower. 
 --  Chipset units set a record. 
 --  Motherboard units were higher. 
 --  Flash units set a record. The ASP was higher. 
 --  Application processor units for products such as cellular 
         phones and PDAs were lower.