North Africa HCP market grows

North Africa HCP market grows

The overall North African hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia), which comprises single-function printers, MFPs, and copiers for both office-based and production segments, experienced healthy year-on-year growth in 2018, according to...
Worldwide HCP market declines in Q4

Worldwide HCP market declines in Q4

The hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market across the globe declined by 4.8 percent year-on-year in Q4 2018, according to new data released by IDC. The market decreased to approximately 26.7 million units in Q4, contends the International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Worldwide...
Indian HCP market reaches record high

Indian HCP market reaches record high

As IDC reveals, India’s Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) market has posted yearly shipments of 3.7 million units in CY2018, registering a Year-on-Year (YoY) growth of 5.5 percent. In 2018Q4 the market posted shipments of approx. 0.85 million units, a YoY decline of 2.6...
Western Europe HCP market in decline

Western Europe HCP market in decline

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased by 6.9 percent in unit terms in 4Q18 compared with the same period a year ago. This is in line with the previous quarter and...
ICT spending hit by trade war

ICT spending hit by trade war

The latest figures from IDC show that the US-China trade war, and a “slowing economy”, are set to hit ICT spending, but with growth rescued by ongoing digital transformation. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), business spending on information and...