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Digitimes Research: February 7W, 9W LED light bulb prices decrease in China market

Jessie Lin, DIGITIMES Research, Taipei 0

Average retail pricing for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased 5.5% from December 2015 to CNY30.9 (US$4.8) in February, while 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) also saw a drop of 3.0% to CNY32.7, according to Digitimes Research.

Average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in Japan in February stood at JPY1,413 (US$13.0) and JPY2,086 respectively, the former slipping 12.8% from December and the latter dropping 17.9%, Digitimes Research indicated.

February average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in other markets were: KRW10,582 (US$9.70, up 2.1% from December) and KRW12,064 (up 0.5%) in South Korea; US$17.80 (down 1.1%) and US$19.40 (down 5.8%) in the US; EUR8 (US$8.90, up 8.1%) and EUR8.30 (down 4.6%) in Europe.

Samsung 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and Osram 60W-equivalent models for sale in the South Korea market had the highest average lumen-price ratios of 117lm/US$ and 154.5lm/US$ respectively in February. In terms of luminous efficiency, Toshiba 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and 60W-equivalent models available in the Japan market had the highest average levels of 83.7lm/W and 105.1lm/W respectively.

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