The Hungarian printer market contracted by nearly 8% in volume to just over 281,600 units in 2004. According to IDC, the increasing popularity of multifunction peripherals along with the sluggish economy resulted in the printer shipment decline.
After expanding by nearly a third in 2003, the United Arab Emirates printer market grew only 2.2% in shipments to over 262,000 units in 2004.
Worldwide shipments of printers, copiers and flatbed multifunction products will grow to nearly 149 mln in 2009, reflecting 5% compound annual growth. Developing markets in Latin America will see the highest growth.
The Asia/Pacific printer market in Q1 2005 fell 4% from Q1 2004, with 4 mln printers shipped. End-user spending of $766 mln was down 10.
After a modest 6.2% expansion in 2003, the South African printer market grew by 17.
ZDNet UK (hence the pounds and liters) quotes Gartner saying that the businesses end up paying 1,200 British pounds (or 2,150 US dollars) for printer ink. That's more expensive than any commercially available perfume and commercially available alcohol drink, the researcher claims.
After years of double-digit growth, the Croatian printer market was almost flat in 2004, with shipments inching up by just 1.2% to just over 146,000 units and revenue climbing by 2.
Desktop computers and color printers now produce about 97% of today's fake $5, $10 and $20 bills, according to United States Secret Service. About 80% of counterfeit $50 bills are made with home computers.
Australian printer market grew 16% in Q2 2005 compared to Q1 2005 results and 11% YTY, IDC says. Laser printer shipments were up 29% over Q2 2004, inkjets up 6%.
Shipments of printers and multifunction products in Latin America grew 23.4% YTY in Q2 2005.