The phrase "growth segments" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "The marketing department identified four distinct growth segments in the consumer base."
"But the growth rate of reverse and intermediate customers has outstripped all the other growth segments".
The flavored segment of the vodka category was the last breakthrough and is one of the few growth segments in an intensely competitive liquor market.
Growth segments on eBay's Web site, he added, include do-it-yourself "greening" products like emissions-reduction gadgets and fuel-economy extenders.
Moreover, because the hillier south bank of the Arno has prevented urban growth, segments of the walls are preserved.
The Linux strategy would "provide our server business with a single, homogeneous server platform," from desktops to mainframes, giving I.B.M. a "level playing field" in software and allowing it to compete with Sun and Microsoft for "mindshare in key software growth segments and in universities".
For 2004, transportation and services are expected to be strong growth segments.
Prepaid customers are currently the main growth segment in the wireless market as users increasingly look to economize.
Just Eat is the first firm to list on the London Stock Exchange's high growth segment, where companies do not have to float as much of their equity as for a premium listing.
"So far Apple has had about 40 to 45% of global handset revenue, because the iPhone sells for around $650 – while the fastest growth segment in smartphones is around $150," said Evans.
That figure understates China's significance, because "the truly important thing is the growth segment, and that is where China is so dominant.
"We identified water management as a key future growth segment for us given its growth characteristics and importance to our customers," Douglas M. Baker, Ecolab's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement.
