U.S. Laser A3/A4 MFP Forecast, 2024–2028
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the U.S. laser A3/A4 MFP market. Unit shipments, value of shipments, and average selling value (ASV) information is presented. Data for 2018–2023 is actual, whereas data for 2024–2028 is projected. Shipments, value of shipments, and ASVs in this study match data reported in IDC's 1Q24 Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker Forecast."Although A3 gained share in 2023, the market began to return to its long-term trend, with A4 again gaining share from A3 by the fourth quarter of 2023, a trend that continued in the first quarter of 2024. In addition, the shift from monochrome to color is expected to continue. Therefore, over the forecast period, A4 color laser MFPs offer the greatest opportunity for growth," says Geoffrey Wilbur, research manager, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions group at IDC.
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Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
A3/A4 Color Laser MFP Forecast and Analysis
A3/A4 Color Laser Speed Segments
1–10ppm
11–20ppm
21–30ppm
31–44ppm
45–69ppm
70ppm+
A3/A4 Monochrome Laser MFP Forecast and Analysis
A3/A4 Monochrome Laser Speed Segments
1–20ppm
21–30ppm
31–44ppm
45–69ppm
70–90ppm
91ppm+
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
COVID-19 Accelerated the Shift Toward an Increasingly Home-Based and Remote Workforce
Shift to Color
Inhibitors
Changing Printing Habits Accelerated by COVID-19 Have Persisted
Market Saturation
Economic and Business Uncertainty
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Technology Definitions
Laser
Subsegmentation
Format
Methodology
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