Congressional investigations have heard are paying for the high cost of Australia who do business here for product United States customers more than 50%.
Price differences can be almost twice-in some of the Nintendo Wii cases costing the game 88% more here.
The head of the information industry association Suzanne Campbell, the peak industry body, the Australia, contact price rent costs, wages and guarantee high than other markets in the Australia it.
She said is small want production costs, market, get a reasonable return on investment the price than a high "" must be and.
Represents companies such as Ms, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Google, Canon, Adobe, Campbell, also products cost more, investment in research and development for Mr.
However, contact your local consumer group choice Husic Ed driving Board, Federal Labor MP calls a "convenient" excuses mark up did not accept this reasoning.
"They claim is ability to basically set the prices of the vendor I, gets the settings through price itself in the Middle," said in news.com.au Mr Husic, infrastructure and telecommunications, Government Standing Committee members.
"A convenient way of the major vendors and resellers think to point finger each other both"
Mr Husic, can justify high research and development costs more because most IT products have not been developed in the Australia price said no.
Cause international price discrimination in high head mat sales contact selection than price most likely-of more market Australia of the campaign meant to wholesalers have set higher prices.
"We think marketing of rent,, think labour costs, GST, we to the difference between the price of the amount of 50% of these factors" and Mr sales said.
Compare prices of products containing selected iTunes, PC games, software, console games and hardware, different difference 50% between Australia and up to 88 percent, Nintendo Games, United States, was average.
' Was out of some starkest figures equivalent to find the itunes than paying the Australia person I think about 52 percent coming top 50 songs our consumers than even, ' said Mr sales.
' 88 Percent of our more than pay for Nintendo Wii console games ' '.
He said pay Dell computer business software titles and 34 percent popular Australia who also home over 41 percent.
Also heard inquiries are from Australasian Performing Rights Association, retail industry association of Australia Communications Alliance, Australia Publishers Association.
Find solutions to improve the position of the local consumer inquiry is still accepting submissions, why the price of the Australia is much higher find aims.
By-AAP
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