Abstract

This study discusses the market for hardcopy peripherals – both single function and multifunction. It does not cover point-of-sale printers or small-format printers featuring widths of less than eight inches. Neither does it cover wide-format (A0) products, sometimes known as plotters. The forecasts contain data for the Kazakhstan peripherals market from 2009 through 2013. Unit shipment, value of shipment, and ASP information is presented. Data for 2007–2008 is actual, whereas data for 2009–2013 is projected.

"The economic crisis played the role of technological accelerator on the HCP market in Kazakhstan. During 2008, the share of MFPs in the total HCP market jumped nearly 20 percentage points year on year, and, for the first time, multifunction devices became the dominant products, occupying more than half of the market. The preferences of Kazakhstani customers have been clearly revealed during the crisis, and now all vendors should pay special attention to multifunctional products." – Senior Analyst Andrey Verkhovod, IDC Kazakhstan