Overall HCP India market grew 23.1%

NEW DELHI: The HCP (Inkjet, laser, SDM and line printers) market in India posted the highest growth (year-on-year) of 23.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, with HP (excluding Samsung Print) maintaining its leadership with 40.3 per cent market share and a 5.3 per cent growth (year on year), an IDC report said on Tuesday.

The second quarter saw a shipment of nearly 880,000 units in India, according to the IDC’s “Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker”. Epson remained second in the overall India HCP market with 25.8 per cent growth.

Inkjet shipments grew by 30.6 per cent (year on year) with a contribution of 48.1 per cent to the overall India HCP market. Laser copier segment helped Canon clock a growth of 45.4 per cent. In the copier segment, it maintained leadership with 37.7 per cent unit market share. (IANS)