While there has been and there will continue to be a decided downturn in late 2008 and 2009, Lyra believes the worldwide digital printing market will expand through 2012. One of the interesting facets of the current economic crisis is that growth has been curtailed in both developed and developing regions. Printer manufacturers and analysts once predicted that the highly populous nations of China and India would be a boon for the hard copy industry. However, manufacturers' hardware sales have slowed significantly in these countries in the past year. Where does that leave manufacturers of ink jet hardware and supplies?
This report examines the current economic factors impacting the ink jet market, including the installed base of ink jet hardware, desktop ink jet cartridges, ink jet media, and bulk ink. It also discusses how lower prices for OEM ink jet cartridges could affect sales of aftermarket ink jet cartridges. Bulk ink sales and media sales are also forecast through 2012, including an explanation of which factors influence the forecasts. Purchase this report now! List of figures:
- Global Economic Indicators, Based on January 2008 Index
- Ink Jet and Laser Marking and Media Revenue (at Retail), by Region, 2007 and 2012
- Installed Base of Desktop Ink Jet Printers, by Region, 2005-2012
- Worldwide OEM Revenue (at Retail) for Desktop Ink Jet Cartridges, by Vendor, 2007 and 2012
- Worldwide OEM Non-OEM Revenue (at Retail) for Desktop Ink Jet Cartridges, by Vendor, 2007 and 2012
- Worldwide Shipments of Desktop Ink Jet Bulk Ink, by Source, 2007 and 2012
- Worldwide Revenue for Media through Desktop Ink Jet Printers, by Type, 2007 and 2012
- Worldwide Revenue for Media through Laser Printers/MFPs, by Type, 2007 and 2012
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