BEIJING, Aug. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Analysys International, a leading Internet based provider of business information about Technology, Media and Telecom industries in China, says that unit shipments of printers in China reached 2.335 million in the second quarter of 2006, up 2.2% from the first quarter of 2006, and market value reached RMB 3.1 billion, up 3.2% from the first quarter of 2006, in its recently released report China Printer Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2006.

According to the report, in the second quarter of 2006, HP, Epson and Canon kept leading China's printer market, with market share of 33.5%, 21.9% and 14.7% respectively. HP achieved excellent performance in the laser printer market in China, with market share increasing compared with the first quarter. Epson and Canon remained stable in Q2 2006. Lenovo, Lexmark and Samsung were in the second group, with market share of 12.1%, 3.8% and 3.4% respectively, no obvious change from the first quarter.

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In the second quarter of 2006, unit shipments of inkjet printers were 1.441 million, accounting for 61.7% of the total printer shipments; unit shipments of laser printers were 0.673 million, accounting for 28.8% of the total printer shipments.

Unit shipments of printers priced below RMB 500 accounted for 24.1% of the total, which were mainly low-end and midrange inkjet printers. Market share of laser printers which are priced about RMB 1,000 increased in the second quarter. Impacted by colour laser printers, prices of monochrome laser printers obviously declined.

This subject is further discussed in Analysys International's research report China Printer Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2006. For more information, please check the website: http://english.analysys.com.cn/ .

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