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Markets for inkjet and laser printers starting to grow again

It’s not double digits, but the printer vendors and the managed print services providers in the channel will take it. According to IDC, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market grew 1.2 per cent year over year with more than 23.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017.

Both inkjet and laser unit shipments contributed to the positive year-over-year momentum, increasing 2.2 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively.

Notable highlights from the first quarter include:

IDC tracks hardcopy peripherals as single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC).