International Data Corporation (IDC) research data shows that the global printing machine sales maintained strong growth in the first quarter of 2016 with a 7.9% year growth rate, which is the global printer market fot the 16th quarter growth rate. In the first quarter of 2016, the total value of printing machine shipments increased by about $ 1.2 billion, an increase of 1.4%.

Other highlights of the global printer market in  the first quarter of 2016 include:

1. In the first quarter, trademarks and packaging printing machine shipments grew by 18.8% year on year, and medium batch printer shipments increased by 11.5% year on year.

2. In the printing machine shipments, the Ricoh Group's profit rose 28.8%, ranking the first in the major original supplier.

IDC company's research manager Amy Machado of imaging & printing & document solve scheme department said: "Print service providers did not hesitate to continue to invest in the first quarter, in particular tend to choose high-quality color laser and ink-jet printing technology. This phenomenon indicates that the printer market prospects of the second quarter of this year and the second half is good . "

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