“Today, Tech.Sina is reporting that — despite rumors that iPhone 5 demand is weak — nothing could be further from the truth,” Storm Williams reports for TheTechStorm.
“According to the report, The Zhengzhou Customs department recently announced that the Henan Province saw an increase in import-export revenue of $ 51.75 billion last year, an increase of 58.6% compared with 2011,” Williams reports. “The big news here is that the Foxconn Group has a big operation in this region.”
Williams reports, “Henan Province is said to be one of the Apple’s iPhone 5 main assembly… location[s], with more than 50% of the world’s iPhone 5 shipments.”
Read more in the full article here.
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I keep wondering how much the editor at WSJ got for that little bear gift?
I think only 0.000000001% from the bear side.
Hey! Real data that addresses the issue! Why didn’t someone else think to check before spouting off about massive declines in iPhone sales?
Because yesterday someone bought really cheap … And next week will make a lot of money .
the bears will still say the foxconn in henan province also make for samsung and other companies and not just apple parts
Foxconn moved iphone factory from ShenZhen to Henan so it is not suprising import-export revenue increase 58.6% YOY.