Based on the survey by WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce, the global top ten LCD monitor brands’ shipment in December 2013 declined sharply 11.8% MoM and grew slightly from the same period last year as LCD monitor brands had distributed goods in advance to retailers in October and November for the year-end holidays and held conservative procurement for the following slow season in the U.S. and Europe. SI makers’ December shipment dipped 5.8% MoM and trimmed 6.9% YoY due to SI makers’ inventory level adjustment for the year-end financial inventory settlement and some panel makers’ delayed panel shipment.
