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Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Declines Nearly 6% in the Second Quarter of 2015, According to IDCAccording to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) Tracker, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market experienced a -5.9% decline in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15). Total shipments fell to 24.1 million units, while the corresponding shipment value dipped by -3.4% to $13.2 billion over the same period. Even with these declines, IDC (News - Alert) notes the following positive accomplishments in this large market during the second quarter of the year:
An interactive graphic showing the worldwide market share of the top 5 hardcopy peripheral vendors over the previous five quarters is available here. The chart is intended for public use in online news articles and social media. Instructions on how to embed this graphic can be found by viewing this press release on IDC.com. Key Hardcopy Market Transitions Taking Place in 2Q15 Inkjet still makes up the majority of the market with 58.7% share. The color laser segment saw the smallest decrease, even though all segments posted a decline.
Source (News - Alert): IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, August 2015. Single function to Multifunction: The total single function printer market declined -12.6% year over year in the second quarter, and total multifunction peripheral (MFP) shipments decreased by -2.9%. However, MFPs had a strong performance in all color laser speed ranges, especially in 31-44ppm, growing 12.6% year over year.
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, August 2015. Monochrome to Color: Color declined -2.9% from a year ago to 20.7% share versus its monochrome counterparts. Meanwhile monochrome laser declined by -12.1% year over year. The strongest color speed segment was the 11-20 ppm (32.3% share), where HP did particularly well with its Color LaserJet Pro M277 MFP model family. Move to Faster Speed Segments Accelerates: The 45-69ppm monochrome laser MFP segment exhibited the strongest year-over-year growth in 2Q15 at 17.3%, followed by the 45-69ppm printer segment (3.0%). The mono laser 45-69ppm segment's strong growth was fueled by the Lexmark MX611 family. In the color market, the 70-90ppm MFP segment did well at 72.9% year-over-year growth, followed by 31-44ppm at 12.6% and 45-69ppm at 12.1%. The A3/A4 battle in the mid-speed market segments slowed down in the second quarter. A4 MFP devices lost penetration in the 31-69ppm monochrome segment for the first time in the past five quarters, with a 76.9% share of the total monochrome A3/A4 MFP market in the same speed segment.
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, August 2015. Notes:
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