There were 126,922 inkjet printers shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2013, increasing on quarter by 8.3% but decreasing on year by 6.5%, and 44,640 laser printers shipped in the same period, dropping 23% on quarter and 24% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
| IDC Taiwan: Breakdown of inkjet and laser printer shipments in the Taiwan market, 1Q13 | ||||
| Type of printers | Shipment volume | Q/Q | Y/Y | |
| Inkjet | SFP (single-function printer) | 31,534 | 14.3% | (20%) |
| MFP (multi-function peripheral) | 95,388 | 6.4% | (0.7%) | |
| Laser | SFP | 22,736 | (34%) | (31%) |
| MFP | 21,904 | (7%) | (15%) | |
Source: IDC Taiwan, compiled by Digitimes, June 2013
