Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Declined 4.5% in the Fourth Quarter But Maintains Positive Growth for 2011, According to IDC
17 Feb 2012
FRAMINGHAM,
Mass., February 17, 2012
– According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Worldwide
Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, the worldwide hardcopy
peripherals market declined 4.5% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011
(4Q11) on shipments of 34.9 million units. For the full year 2011, the global
market experienced year-over-year growth of 0.7% with shipments approaching 126
million units.
The color laser market continues to
show growth in the overall hardcopy peripherals market. This segment increased
7% year over year to more than 1.9 million units shipped in 4Q11. As color
continues to penetrate the overall hardcopy market, the multifunction
peripheral (MFP) market is weathering the current economy better than its
single function counterparts, as products continue to make the transition
towards multifunction, posting a 17% year-over-year increase compared to a 1%
decline for single function printers.
"We expect the overall inkjet,
color, and monochrome MFP markets will increase as the switch from
single-function printers continues in 2012. IDC forecasts that the MFP market
will increase in the high single digits in 2012," said Phuong Hang,
program manager, Worldwide
Hardcopy Peripheral Trackers.
Technology Highlights
Inkjet
captured a 66% share of the total hardcopy peripherals market with more
than 22.8 million units shipped in 4Q11, declining 6% year over year. While
Japan posted a 4% year-over-year gain in inkjet technology, all other
regions saw negative year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of the
year.
Monochrome
laser accounted for 25% of the total market with close to 8.9 million
units shipped in 4Q11. Monochrome laser printers remain the most prolific
type of laser in the office with more than 5.1 million units.
Color
laser grew 7% year over year to more than 1.9 million units shipped,
resulting in 6% share in the total hardcopy peripherals market in 4Q11.
Color laser MFP continues to show signs of expansion and has increased its
share in the color laser space to by more than two points to 52% when
compared to its share in 4Q10.
Vendor Highlights
HP maintained
its lead in the global HCP market with more than 39% market share and more
than 13.7 million units in 4Q11. The vendor declined 11.5% year over year,
the steepest drop among the top 5 vendors. Despite showing growth in
Japan, the vendor experienced year-over-year contraction across all other
regions.
Canon, the
number 2 ranked vendor, captured close to 19% share in the total hardcopy
peripherals market with shipments of 6.5 million units. Despite a year-over-year
decline of 5.2% in the worldwide market, Canon enjoyed double-digit growth
in the U.S. and in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMA).
Epson strengthens
its position as the number three vendor with nearly 17% share and more
than 5.8 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2011. Epson grew 6.2%
year over year and is the only vendor in the top 3 with a year-over-year
gain. Japan was Epson's best performance region with 33% year-over-year
growth, followed by Western Europe at 13%.
Source:
IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, February 2012
Notes
follow the last table in this press release.
Chart: Top Five Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Vendors, 4Q 2011, Unit Market Share Description: Source: IDC Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, February 17, 2012
Note: Vendor shipments are branded shipments.
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker provides market data on the global hardcopy peripherals (single function printer, multifunction printer, and single function digital copier) market. Historical data are provided by vendor, distribution channel, end-user segment, speed range, price band, configuration, model family, and format size. Forecast details include units, value, ASV, price band, and speed range by product by country by region.
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U.S. Hardcopy
Peripherals Market Share and Year-Over-Year Growth, Fourth Quarter 2011
Vendors
4Q11 Unit Shipments
4Q11 Market Share
4Q10 Unit Shipments
4Q10 Market Share
4Q11/4Q10 Growth
1.
HP
4,194,545
56.2%
4,796,878
58.6%
-12.6%
2.
Canon
1,073,563
14.4%
939,158
11.5%
14.3%
3.
Epson
573,071
7.7%
682,672
8.3%
-16.1%
4.
Kodak
419,553
5.6%
413,324
5.1%
1.5%
5.
Brother
384,928
5.2%
386,220
4.7%
-0.3%
Others
813,211
10.9%
970,765
11.9%
-16.2%
Total
7,458,871
100.0%
8,189,017
100.0%
-8.9%
Source: IDC Worldwide
Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, February 2012
Notes
follow the last table in this press release.
The worldwide
hardcopy peripherals market looked much the same at the end of 2011 as it did
at the end of 2010, with year-over-year growth of just 0.7% and no changes
among the top 5 vendors.
Worldwide
Hardcopy Peripherals Market Share and Year-Over-Year Growth, 2011
Vendors
2011 Unit Shipments
2011 Market Share
2010 Unit Shipments
2010 Market Share
2011/2010 Growth
1.
HP
52,276,911
41.5%
52,661,558
42.1%
-0.7%
2.
Canon
23,172,449
18.4%
22,596,108
18.1%
2.6%
3.
Epson
17,715,854
14.1%
18,270,031
14.6%
-3.0%
4.
Samsung
7,184,445
5.7%
6,891,773
5.5%
4.3%
5.
Brother
7,148,231
5.7%
6,711,814
5.4%
6.5%
Others
18,483,638
14.7%
17,962,965
14.4%
2.9%
Total
125,981,528
100.0%
125,094,249
100.0%
0.7%
Source:
IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, February 2012
Notes
follow the last table in this press release.
U.S. Hardcopy
Peripherals Market Share and Year-Over-Year Growth, 2011
Vendors
2011 Unit Shipments
2011 Market Share
2010 Unit Shipments
2010 Market Share
2011/2010 Growth
1.
HP
14,248,967
54.7%
15,267,950
54.8%
-6.7%
2.
Canon
3,565,443
13.7%
3,544,870
12.7%
0.6%
3.
Epson
1,899,916
7.3%
2,208,622
7.9%
-14.0%
4.
Lexmark
1,166,332
4.5%
1,745,022
6.3%
-33.2%
5.
Brother
1,465,303
5.6%
1,476,457
5.3%
-0.8%
Others
3,722,287
14.3%
3,616,065
13.0%
2.9%
Total
26,068,248
100.0%
27,858,986
100.0%
-6.4%
Source: IDC Worldwide
Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, February 2012
Notes:
IDC
tracks A2-A4 devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals
Hardcopy
Peripherals include single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs),
and single-function digital copiers (SF DC) for both officed-based and
Production segments. Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.
Total market shares may exceed 100% due to rounding.
For
more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker,
please contact Phuong Hang (Phang@idc.com).
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