NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals grew 2.2% year over year to 22.8 million units in the first quarter. Shipment value also expanded 14% year over year during the quarter to $11 billion, according to new data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.

Notable highlights from the quarter include:

• Improved product availability, back-order fulfillment, and fewer restrictions on factory capabilities contributed to the year-over-year gains in both units and shipment value on the global level.
• All regional markets, except Japan, recorded year-over-year gains in shipment value in the first quarter, with the US leading the chart at 27.7% growth, followed by China at 19.1% and Western Europe at 11.7%. Improved inventory for some of the leading brands combined with the return to normal operations and pent-up demand to drive shipment value growth in the corporate sector and the A3 segment.
• Three out of the top 5 vendors posted positive year-over-year unit growth in the quarter, with Epson at 11.2%, Brother 16%, and Pantum 33.9%.

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