NEMA Lamp Indices show mixed results during Q4 2010.
Press Release Summary:
During Q4 2010, NEMA's indices for incandescent lamps show 14.3% increase in shipments compared to Q3, while compact fluorescent (CFL) shipments decreased by 3.9%. Indices for incandescents and CFLs posted negative year-over-year growth, and for calendar year 2010, incandescent shipments declined 8.3% while CFL shipments declined less than 1%. Market share for CFLs rose for year, and declined for incandescent lamps, which will likely continue as energy efficiency standards are implemented.
Original Press Release:
Lamp Indices Showed Mixed Results During Fourth Quarter of 2010
Lamp Indices Showed Mixed Results during Fourth Quarter of 2010
ROSSLYN, Va. - NEMA's lamp indices for incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps showed mixed results during the fourth quarter of 2010. Shipments of incandescent lamps were in positive territory for the first time in 2010, increasing 14.3 percent compared to the previous quarter. CFLs contracted for the third consecutive quarter, decreasing 3.9 percent. Both incandescent and CFL index components posted negative year-over-year growth of 9.5 and 8.8 percent, respectively. For the calendar year, incandescent lamp shipments declined 8.3 percent while CFLs declined by less than 1.0 percent compared to 2009 levels.
CFLs retreated from a record-high market share of 28.2 percent during the third quarter to 22.1 percent, giving back 6.1 percentage points to incandescent lamps. However, CFLs gained market share for calendar year 2010 as a whole, increasing its foothold in the U.S. market by 1.5 percentage points to just over 25 percent. The share of incandescent lamps is likely to decline incrementally over the next four years as each phase of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 efficiency standards is implemented.
NEMA is the association of electrical and medical imaging equipment manufacturers. Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its approximately 450 member companies manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end use of electricity. These products are used in utility, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. The association's Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Division represents manufacturers of cutting-edge medical diagnostic imaging equipment including MRI, CT, x-ray, and ultrasound products. Worldwide sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion. In addition to its headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia, NEMA also has offices in Beijing and Mexico City.
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