Portable media and music players will enjoy solid growth this year. The predicted growth rate is 21.8 percent equaling 216.9 units in 2007, up from 178.1 million last year. Beyond that, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.5 percent, arriving at 268 million units by 2011. A CAGR of 5.5 percent more closely resembles a product approaching market maturity, and not a super-hot electronic toy.
Portable media players
