Holiday Best Sellers: the five top-selling consumer technology gifts

Despite prognostications that multi-function mobile handsets would mean the demise of standalone digital cameras and MP3 players, both device types posted respectable sales from November 24 to December 23 last year.

CategoryDollar VolumeDollar Share of TotalUnit Growth (2005 vs. 2006)Dollar Growth (2005 vs. 2006)Average Selling Price — 2005Average Selling Price — 2006
LCD TVs$924 million11%124%109%$738$689
Digital Still Cameras$828 million9.50%19%2%$214$183
Notebook Computers$813 million9%59%26%$979$777
MP3 Players$719 million8%56%45%$152$140
Plasma TVs$393 million4.50%95%29%$2,400$1,582

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