Hardcopy Peripherals Shipments Declined 5.6 Percent in 2Q19

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market declined 5.6% year over year with more than 22.2 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2019, according to IDC. Both inkjet and laser unit shipments showed negative year-over-year growth in 2Q19, down 6.6% and 3.5%, respectively.

Ink Tank devices, on a global basis, enjoyed positive year-over-year growth of 3.4% in unit shipments. Epson led the pack with more than 2 million units shipped in 2Q19. Color laser MFPs grew 2.0% year over year to more than 1.4 million units shipped worldwide in 2Q19.

Japan recorded a year-over-year increase of 4.7% to more than 1.1 million units shipped for the quarter. The year-over-year growth was propelled by a positive performance in the inkjet segment, which posted a 6.6% gain. With a year-over-year decline of 3.3%, HP outperformed all other companies in the top 5 in terms of unit shipments. The vendor showed year-over-year increases of 0.5% and 3.5% in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) and the U.S. markets, respectively.