COMPUTER HARDWARE, MOBILE PHONES GET DEARER
The writer has posted comments on this articleDipti Jain, TNN | December 16, 2011, 01.45AM IST
NEW DELHI: The rupee debasement is spelling increasing troubles for computer hardware manufacturers and mobile handset makers as many of them are opting for a uninformed round of price travel citing a squeeze on margins due to aloft price of alien goods. Over the past two weeks, many mobile handset companies have increased, whilst those left at the behind of are before long to follow suit.
For instance, BlackBerry has increasing handset prices by 6-10% on name models in the final 10 days, whilst Samsung is deliberation an enlarge in prices by 3-5% shortly. Retailers contend that Nokia as well had increasing prices by over 5% in the final two weeks, nonetheless the association declined to comment.
For computer hardware manufacturers, it’s a double-whammy. Most tough hoop manufacturers had lifted their prices in Nov since of the necessity combined due to the floods in Thailand. Retailers in Delhi’s Nehru Place, the hub of fabricated Personal Computer makers, pronounced that companies from chipmakers to branded Personal Computer and laptop makers have increasing prices in the final 4 days. While tough disks went up by over Rs 500 during the past month, processors and motherboard prices have increasing by tighten to 6%. Some of the laptop makers have also increasing prices by 7-8%.
With the inundate incident mending in Thailand, retailers had proposed slicing prices from November-end, though are behind to hiking prices, citing the price of the rupee. Since Nov 30, the rupee has unheeded by Rs 2 opposite the dollar.
The writer has posted comments on this articleDipti Jain, TNN | December 16, 2011, 01.45AM IST
NEW DELHI: The rupee debasement is spelling increasing troubles for computer hardware manufacturers and mobile handset makers as many of them are opting for a uninformed round of price travel citing a squeeze on margins due to aloft price of alien goods. Over the past two weeks, many mobile handset companies have increased, whilst those left at the behind of are before long to follow suit.
For instance, BlackBerry has increasing handset prices by 6-10% on name models in the final 10 days, whilst Samsung is deliberation an enlarge in prices by 3-5% shortly. Retailers contend that Nokia as well had increasing prices by over 5% in the final two weeks, nonetheless the association declined to comment.
For computer hardware manufacturers, it’s a double-whammy. Most tough hoop manufacturers had lifted their prices in Nov since of the necessity combined due to the floods in Thailand. Retailers in Delhi’s Nehru Place, the hub of fabricated Personal Computer makers, pronounced that companies from chipmakers to branded Personal Computer and laptop makers have increasing prices in the final 4 days. While tough disks went up by over Rs 500 during the past month, processors and motherboard prices have increasing by tighten to 6%. Some of the laptop makers have also increasing prices by 7-8%.
With the inundate incident mending in Thailand, retailers had proposed slicing prices from November-end, though are behind to hiking prices, citing the price of the rupee. Since Nov 30, the rupee has unheeded by Rs 2 opposite the dollar.