In the office field, sales volumes of monochrome MFPs declined 4% from the previous fiscal year, but sales of color MFPs rose 16%, giving overall growth of 3%. This slide shows the rates of growth in sales volumes of color MFPs in four markets: Japan, the United States, Europe, and China. While sales volumes grew year on year in all the markets, all the overseas markets, in particular, posted the double-digit growth rates.
In the production print field, both color and monochrome equipment continued to perform strongly, achieving 31% and 24% year-on-year growth rates respectively. Sales volumes of color equipment jumped in all the regions, except for the United States. Sales volumes in the United States grew at just 1%. This is because in the year-ago period new products were introduced and sales volumes rose with sell off of old model products. Therefore, even if sales volumes were unchanged, profitability was very different.
Sales of non-hardware in the overall businesses continue to increase, with 3% year-on-year growth on a local currency basis, thanks to strong growth in the production print field.
In the production print field, both color and monochrome equipment continued to perform strongly, achieving 31% and 24% year-on-year growth rates respectively. Sales volumes of color equipment jumped in all the regions, except for the United States. Sales volumes in the United States grew at just 1%. This is because in the year-ago period new products were introduced and sales volumes rose with sell off of old model products. Therefore, even if sales volumes were unchanged, profitability was very different.
Sales of non-hardware in the overall businesses continue to increase, with 3% year-on-year growth on a local currency basis, thanks to strong growth in the production print field.