Panasonic Corporation (パナソニック株式会社, Panasonikku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 6752, NYSE: PC), formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (松下電器産業株式会社, Matsushita Denki Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha), is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. Its main business is in electronics manufacturing and it produces products under a variety of names including Panasonic and Technics.

Since its founding in 1918, it has grown to become the largest Japanese electronics producer. In addition to electronics, Panasonic offers non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services. Panasonic was ranked the 89th-largest company in the world in 2009 by the Forbes Global 2000 and is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.

Panasonic Corporation
パナソニック株式会社

Type	Public NYSE: PC TYO: 6752
Industry	Consumer electronics
Founded	Osaka, Japan (March 13, 1918 (1918-03-13))
Founder(s)	Konosuke Matsushita
Headquarters	Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kunio Nakamura (Chairman) Masayuki Matsushita (Vice Chairman) Fumio Ohtsubo (President)
Products	See List of Panasonic Corporation products AVC networks Home appliances Components and devices digital cameras others
Revenue	US$79.388 billion (2010)
Operating income	US$2.551 billion (2010)
Profit	US$1.107 billion (2010)
Total assets	US$89.448 billion (2010)
Total equity	US$29.885 billion (2010)
Employees	384,586 (March 31, 2010)
Subsidiaries	Sanyo
Website	Panasonic.net

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