China’s Printer Industry Struggles with Supply, Demand Challenges
In the first quarter, both the supply and demand sides of the printer market in China were “blocked,” and the entire 2022 year may not be better.
Category: Market Reports & Forecasts
Global Digital Transformation Spending Forecast to Reach $1.8 Trillion this Year
“As organizations accelerate their pursuit of a digital-first strategy, they are channeling these investments into both internal operations and external direct engagement.”
Ricoh Data Shows Print Volumes Still Well Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Data indicates MFP print volume is also closely tied to COVID-19 cases and office attendance.
New IDC Report Explores 2021 U.S. MFP Market
“Supply-chain disruptions upended the printer market’s nascent recovery in 2021, with printer supply insufficient to meet demand…”
New Survey Shows Difficulty Finding Employees is Number-One Copier Dealer Challenge
Other main issue is the disrupted supply chain, with back-orders up to eight-times the normal number.
Tablet and Chromebook Shipments Down in First Quarter
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 38.4 million units during the first quarter of 2022…
Sharp Increase in IT Product Revenue for First Quarter
Despite continuing logistics, economic ,and political headwinds, North American IT sales through remained strong in the first quarter,
Global Public Cloud Spending to Reach $500 Billion this Year
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4 percent year-over-year in 2022 to $494.7 billion, up...
IDC Forecasts Healthy Growth for Worldwide IT and Business-Services Market
The improved market view reflects robust 2021 bookings and pipelines by several large services providers, an improved economic outlook…
Printer Shipments Down in First Quarter, But Revenue Picks Up for Business Segment
Decline said to be driven in part by lower demand versus a year ago, especially in the consumer market which is reaching saturation.
Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Up 26.3 Percent in 2021
The 5G smartphone ramp-up and a combination of strong demand and logistics/raw material price increases drove semiconductor average selling prices higher, contributing to significant revenue growth in 2021.
Global PC Market Slows, But Exceeds Forecast
First-quarter 2022 shpments marks the seventh consecutive quarter where global shipments surpassed 80 million, a feat not seen since 2012.
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $4.4 Trillion
Inflation, geopolitical disruption, and employee shortages will not slow IT investments.
Workers Say Hybrid Work is Here to Stay in New Survey
Workers appear to prefer a mix of in-office and remote work.
IDC Reports Robust Growth for Global Cloud-Infrastructure Market
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure…
Global Commercial/Industrial Printer Shipments See Strong Year-over-Year Growth
Despite supply-chain and inventory problems, shipments of large-format, garment, label printers, etc., see year-over growth.
