The average price of LED bulbs fell slightly in May

According to a survey conducted by the research institute LEDinside, the retail price of LED bulbs that replaced the 40W globally declined by about 1% in May of this year to US$16, due to fewer new products and no retail price momentum. The global average price of replacing 60W LED bulbs is 0.1%, reaching $23.8.

Replacement of 40W LED light bulbs, from the perspective of price performance in various regions, showing mixed, including Japan, the United States, Germany and other regions due to no new product launch, and existing products have also shown a steady decline, so the three regions Average prices in May fell by 3.3%, 6.9%, and 4.7%, respectively; while in Taiwan, prices of newly-listed Toshiba bulbs fell below US$8, causing average selling prices to fall sharply by 15.8%; in addition, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and China were respectively Compared with the previous month, it showed an increase of 0.2%, 12.8, and 12.3%.

For the replacement of 60W LED bulbs, the total number of newly added items is small, and the price performance of each region fluctuates. Among them, due to the exchange rate, South Korea and China experienced a slight decrease in the average retail price of 0.8% and 0.7% in May due to the decrease in the exchange rate. However, Japan’s exchange rate increased, making the average price in May fall 8.4% to US$21.9. In addition, the United States and Germany dropped by 3.3% and 0.9%, respectively, while the United Kingdom’s rose by 5%.

From the LED bulb market conditions and the continued decline in the performance of the point of view, industrial analysts in the ultra-chu think that this year can see consumers gradually increase the awareness of LED lighting, also saw the LED lighting began to really start the traditional lighting Step by step, many lighting manufacturers, especially the first-line international manufacturers, are stepping up the market and access layout, while increasing the proportion of LED products, the overall LED lighting penetration rate is expected to reach 25.7% this year, an annual increase of 8.1 percentage points.