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Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Maintains Its Growth Trajectory in the First Quarter, According to IDC
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) increased 1.7% to
nearly 23.8 million units in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), according
to the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Worldwide
Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. This was the sixth
consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth for the overall market.
Both inkjet and laser unit shipments contributed to the positive
momentum, expanding 2.1% and 1.0% year over year, respectively.
Notable highlights from the first quarter include:
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Five out of eight IDC (News - Alert) regional markets recorded year-over-year growth
in the first quarter with the Middle East & Africa leading the pack
with a 19.6% increase and 1.6 million units shipped.
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Inkjet delivered year-over-year growth for the sixth consecutive
quarter in 1Q18 with a 2.1% increase to 14 million units shipped.
Strong growth in the business inkjet market (9.7% year over year) was
the key contributor to overall inkjet market growth.
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Both A4 and A3 multifunctional printers (MFPs) in color and mono laser
markets continued to grow, recording year-over-year gains of 1.9% and
4.0%, respectively.
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HP Inc. enjoyed 4.2% year-over-year growth in global
shipments with a particularly strong performance in the U.S., China,
and India. Due to the requirement to print bills, there is still a
strong demand for low-end laser printers in India since the
implementation of GST (News - Alert). In China, there continues to be strong demand
for print devices with the ongoing expansion of the small and medium
business segment and tier 3 channels.
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Canon (News - Alert) overtook Epson for the top position in the Asia/Pacific
(excluding Japan) region in 1Q18 with 9.1% year-over-year growth and
its highest regional shipment total ever with 1.17 million units in
the quarter. Its strong performance was largely due to the new G and
TS series devices launched last quarter that are starting to gain
traction.
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Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market, Unit Shipments, Company
Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q1 2018 (based on unit
shipments)
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Companies
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1Q18 Unit
Shipments
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1Q18 Market
Share
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1Q17 Unit
Shipments
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1Q18 Market
Share
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1Q18/1Q17
Growth
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1. HP Inc
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9,733,802
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40.9%
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9,345,545
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40.0%
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+4.2%
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2. Canon Group
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4,443,154
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18.7%
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4,206,139
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18.0%
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+5.6%
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3. Epson
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4,392,299
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18.5%
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4,531,396
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19.4%
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-3.1%
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4. Brother
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1,783,247
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7.5%
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1,787,254
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7.6%
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-0.2%
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5. Kyocera (News - Alert) Group
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546,610
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2.3%
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524,978
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2.2%
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+4.1%
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Others
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2,892,136
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12.2%
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2,996,617
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12.8%
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-3.5%
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Total
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23,791,248
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100.0%
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23,391,929
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100.0%
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+1.7%
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Source (News - Alert): IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, May
2018
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Notes:
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IDC tracks A2-A4 devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.
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Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, multifunctional
systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for
all vendors are reported for calendar periods.
In addition to the table above, a graphic illustrating the worldwide
market share of the top 5 hardcopy peripherals companies over the
previous five quarters is by viewing this
press release on IDC.com.
For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy
Peripherals Tracker, please contact Phuong Hang at [email protected].
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