India Printer Copier, MFP Shipments Declined 4.7% in Q3 2012

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<p><strong><font size=”5″>India Printer Copier, MFP Shipments Declined 4.7 Percent In Q32012: Gartner</font></strong></p>
<p>CRN Network,<br />
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<font size=”4″>The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled 7.6 lakh units in Q32012, a 4.7 percent decline from Q32011, according to Gartner. However, total end user spending stood at $246.5 million, up 31 percent from the same period last year.</font></p>
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<p><font size=”4″>“The festive season did not really resuscitate the printer copier market; as was expected by major hardware providers. With besieged economic environment and green initiatives gaining importance, organizations adopted a wait and watch approach on their IT spending for peripheral devices,” said Amrita Choudhury, Research Analyst, Gartner. </font></p>
<p><font size=”4″>HP with 3.84 lakh units maintained its leadership in the Indian printer, copier and MFP market, as its marketshare totaled 51 percent, followed by Canon with 23 percent by shipping 1.7 lakh units. Epson accounted for 9 percent, while Samsung accounted for 8 percent of marketshare in Q32012.</font></p>
<p><font size=”4″>The Page A4 MFP segment grew 11.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011. The top three providers in the segment are HP with 51.8 percent marketshare, followed by Samsung with 22.1 percent, and Canon with 11.5 percent. </font></p>
<p><font size=”4″>HP grew nearly 40 percent from the midsized business segment, Samsung recorded 26.6 percent shipments from all businesses, while Canon suffered a major decline of 57 percent this quarter. The monochrome devices grew 12 percent on the back of the impetus provided by the small business and government, while the color devices suffered a decline of 20 percent compared to Q32011.  </font></p>
<p><font size=”4″>The Page A3 MFP segment increased 22.2 percent compared to Q32011. Canon led the market with 23.2 percent marketshare, Ricoh took a step forward this quarter, ranking number 2, accounting for 21.4 percent marketshare.<br />
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The page printer market experienced a fall of 5.7 percent in the third quarter of 2012. HP dominated the market with 53.9 percent marketshare, followed by Canon at 28.8 percent marketshare, and Samsung with 9.9 percent marketshare in Q32012.<br />
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The Inkjet MFP market dropped 6.2 percent in unit shipment compared to the third quarter of 2011. HP suffered a decline of 29.2 percent compared to the same quarter of 2011, even though it accounted for 53 percent of the marketshare.<br />
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The inkjet printers declined for seven consecutive quarters, as the market declined 24.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011. HP witnessed a shipment decline of 29.9 percent, and accounted for 47.4 percent of the market. Epson had a shipment decline of 19.1 percent, and had 38.5 percent marketshare. Canon, which had improved its inkjet printers in the second quarter, suffered a 17.9 in unit shipment percent compared to the third quarter of 2011, contributing to 14.1 percent of marketshare. </font></p>

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December 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM