Worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) shipment value increased nearly 1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2019, but the unit shipments declined, according to IDC.
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market saw its overall shipment value grow 0.9% year-on-year to approximately $11.9 billion (€10.99 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19). Unit shipments during the quarter declined 5.4% to 25.3 million, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.
Notable highlights from the quarter include that Epson outperformed all other companies in the top five in terms of shipment growth. The vendor delivered a year-on-year increase of 1.4% with worldwide shipments of more than 4.8 million units in the quarter.
The colour laser market posted 4.9% year-on-year growth to more than 2 million units shipped worldwide in 4Q19. Both A3 and A4 segments recorded year-on-year growth, 2.3% and 6.1%, respectively.
Middle East and Africa recorded year-on-year growth for the second consecutive quarter with shipments up 3.2% to more than 1.4 million units. The growth was propelled by positive performances in both the inkjet and laser segments, which grew 1.6% and 7.9% respectively.
