Gartner Says India Printer Copier and Multifunctional
Product Market Grew 3.9 Percent in the First Quarter Of
2012
Mumbai, India, June 27, 2012-
The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and
multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled
6,95,128 units in the first quarter of 2012, a 3.9 percent
increase compared to the first quarter of 2011, according
to Gartner, Inc.
"The first quarter was a mixed bag for most of the print
providers in the Indian market. The imaging industry saw a
slight push by the government and the home segment despite
the glum economic scenario prevailing overall in the IT
sector," said Amrita Choudhury, research analyst at
Gartner.
HP remained the leader in the India printer, copier and MFP
market (see Table 1), as its market share totaled 58.7
percent in the first quarter of 2012, followed by Canon
with 12.7 percent market share, Epson at 9.7 percent, and
Samsung with 8.8 percent market share.
Table1
India Printer, Copier
and MFP Unit Shipment Estimates, 1Q12 (Thousands of Units)
|
Vendors
|
1Q12 Shipments
|
1Q12 Market Share (%)
|
1Q11 Shipments
|
1Q11 Market Share (%)
|
1Q12-1Q11 Growth (%)
|
|
HP
|
408.4
|
58.7
|
377.3
|
56.4
|
8.2
|
|
Canon
|
88.1
|
12.7
|
144.1
|
21.5
|
-38.9
|
|
Epson
|
67.1
|
9.7
|
49.6
|
7.4
|
35.2
|
|
Samsung Electronics
|
61.0
|
8.8
|
42.9
|
6.4
|
42.4
|
|
Others
|
70.5
|
10.1
|
55.0
|
8.2
|
28.0
|
|
Total
|
665.1
|
100.0
|
669.0
|
100
|
3.9
|
Note: Totals may not add up to 100 percent due to
rounding
Source: Gartner (May 2012)
The A4 MFP segment is expected to remain the growth engine
in the print market as the price gap between MFP's and
printers continues to narrow amid a broader range of MFP
products and a continued sales focus. This segment showed a
healthy growth of 16.8 percent in comparison to the first
quarter of 2011. HP maintained its leadership position at
59.2 percent market share, followed by Canon with 13.3
percent, Samsung with 10 percent and Epson with 8.7 percent
market share in the first quarter of 2011.
In first quarter of 2012, A3 flatbed copier MFP segment
also fuelled up a strong growth of 27 percent compared to
the first quarter of 2011. Ricoh led the market with 25.3
percent market share, followed by Canon with 19.7 percent,
Konica Minolta with 13.9 percent, and Kyocera Mita with
12.3 percent market share compared to the first quarter of
2011.
The page printer market declined 13.5 percent in the first
quarter of 2012. HP dominated the market with 68.8 percent
market share. Canon saw a major shipment decline of 67.5
percent compared to first quarter of 2011, and its market
share also contracted significantly from 36 percent in the
first quarter in 2011 to 13.5 percent in the first quarter
0f 2012. Samsung recorded a growth of 2.6 percent, and it
accounted for 12.6 percent market share in the Indian page
printer market.
The inkjet printers market declined 3.3 percent compared to
the first quarter of 2011.The advancement of electronic
media, such as smartphones and tablets, as a means of
communication also contributed to the decline. In this
segment, the market leader, HP, witnessed a shipment
decline of 3.6 percent compared to first quarter of 2011,
and it accounted for 58.3 percent market share. Epson sales
grew 3.7 percent, and it accounted for 35.6 percent market
share, while Canon saw a decline of 29.1percent compared to
the first quarter of 2011, contributing to 6.2
percent market share in the first quarter of 2012.
Additional information is available in the Gartner
report "Quarterly Statistics: Printers, Copiers and
MFPs, Asia/Pacific, 1Q12Update". The
report is available on Gartner's website athttp://www.gartner.com/resId=2024917
Contact:
Sony Shetty
Gartner
+91 22 67092031
sony.shetty@gartner.com
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