Newtonville, MA (PRWEB) February 1, 2010 — A reduction in consumer and business capital expenditures due to the global economic recession is damaging printer and copier sales worldwide, according to a new forecast released by Lyra Research. An oversupply of printer hardware, ink cartridges, and media occurred in late 2008 and early 2009, and dealers responded by drastically cutting inventory levels. This has caused a disproportionately large decline in product shipments to the channel versus unit sales to end users, resulting in the first-ever decline in consumables revenue. Revenue declined by 2 percent from 2008 (see figure). (Note: It is important to clarify that Lyra’s Hard Copy Supplies Advisory Service forecast measures customer demand, which is most similar to channel sell-through metrics.)
According to Andrew Lippman, Lyra senior analyst, there is some encouraging news on the horizon. “Print volumes for desktop ink jet printers are expected to begin growing rapidly in 2012 as the technology enters more and more small office environments,” says Lippman. This will result in a corresponding increase in consumables for ink jet printers.
Cortney Kasuba, Lyra senior analyst, says, “All of the toner subsegments of the color MFP market are forecast to grow through 2013, with the largest revenue increase coming from the color workgroup MFP [A4-size color laser/LED MFPs] segment.”
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