Even as we ride the wave of innovation out of the economic downturn, we should remain cautiously optimistic. At this stage, we can conclude that CE fared better than many other industries, and technology has become important enough to our lives to render it effectively recession-proof. As the dust continues to settle, we can look at the data and confirm that evolving sectors like smartphones and tablets, and established categories like headphones and A/V receivers, will continue to grow. CEA's recent Industry Forecast anticipates total revenues to reach $140 billion in 2012, a 4 percent increase over 2011.
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