PRAGUE / LONDON, February 18, 2016 — According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased 4.9% in unit terms compared with the same period a year ago, with negative performances in both inkjet and laser segments. This gave a 4Q15 market figure of 6.5 million units — a decline of 333K units, largely due to the contraction in consumer printing. Revenues increased by 1%, but lasers were largely responsible for the value increase as inkjet revenues fell by 14.3%. (TZ)
The laser markets were relatively decent in 4Q15, following the negative trend seen in the previous two quarters in Western Europe. Still the, combined printer and MFP laser shipments decreased 1% in 4Q15.
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