Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Trends on the Russian Market of Printing Devices and Cartridges

The Russian company Teko, one of the leading distributors and suppliers of printing equipment and supplies, made a list of trends, which shaped in 2007 in Russia:

#1: Growing tempo falls and dumping is not a way-out:

Russian marketing of printing equipment cannot boast of 20-25% yearly growth anymore. Some segments show good growth rates, but the overall market growth is slowing down. In 2007shipments of printing equipment grew by 17-20%, which is lower than during 2006 or 2005.

#2: Fluctuatuations in USD rates:

The falling USD and growing EUR and their constant fluctuations made a lot of local importing companies to switch to RUR, which showed higher stability.

#3: Chips and laser color devices are the truth of the day:

Monochrome laser printers sink into oblivion. They are becoming real rarities. Ignoring color is the direct way to failure.

The full report in Russian can be downloaded from here.

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