High-tech market to decline this year. - In 2014, the global consumer electronics market is expected to shrink by 1% to USD 1.055 trillion, according to figures from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). In 2013, it grew by 3%, but shrank compared with the record highs of 2011, when the market grew by 13% to a total of USD 1.041 trillion. The forecast shrinkage is due to the less profitable tablets and smartphones that are leading the market. The CEA expects 340 million tablets to be...