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IDC: China Printer Market Hit Hard in Q1 by Lockdown

In Q1, China printer market shipment turned out to be 3.96 million, down 13.7% year-over-year.

In Q1, inkjet shipment was 3.12 million units, the highest Q1 shipment in four years.

80% of businesses are said to expect to use cloud-based print management.

Buyers who have been absent from China for more than two and a half years are anxious to meet suppliers and factories.

Total printing-writing paper inventory levels decreased three percent when compared to February 2022.

Revenue declined at a slower rate than volume sales.

"We will be considering a draft policy proposal to address printer cartridges at our next meeting on May 4th."

The lower house of parliament used 21,723 reams of paper in 2015 but only 8,374 reams in 2021—a 61% reduction.

IDC pointed out that digital transformation will exert a negative impact on page volume in a long term.

The decision was made after careful consideration of the public comments and in consultation with other U.S. agencies.