Global shipments of liquid-crystal-display televisions rose 14.1% in the second quarter from the first quarter to 30.7 million units in a sign consumers continued to buy televisions despite the economic slowdown.

U.S. market research firm iSuppli Corp. said in a report Friday that price declines for older sets as well as the introduction of more advanced models lured consumers to buy more LCD TVs in the three months ended June 30. Readmore…