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This IDC study quantifies the U.S. MFP market in detail, analyzing issues, trends, and product advances. It contains IDC's review and forecast of the U.S. MFP market for 2003?2012. Unit shipment, value of shipment, and average selling value (ASV) information is presented. Data for 2003?2007 is actual, whereas data for 2008?2012 is projected. Key findings include:
IDC anticipates a small 4% unit CAGR for the total U.S. MFP market from 2007 to 2012. However, there are pockets of opportunity within this market that show substantially higher growth potential.
The product segments exhibiting the strongest unit growth opportunity for vendors include the inkjet, 21ppm+ monochrome laser, and color laser MFP segments.
"The double-digit MFP market growth exhibited in the past year offers hardcopy vendors a compelling argument for participating in this market. IDC's U.S. MFP forecast identifies the pockets of growth within this market to give hardcopy vendors the best financial payback versus maturing single-function markets." ? Keith Kmetz, program vice president, Hardcopy Peripherals, Solutions and Services
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