May Slowdown of Global LED Bulb Price Reduction

In May, the global retail price of LED bulbs replacing 40W incandescent lamps dropped by 1.6% to $9.60; the average retail price of LED bulbs replacing 60W incandescent lamps dropped by 1.4% to 12.9 U.S. dollars. Analyst Yu Bin said that it entered Q2. , LED industry showed signs of recovery, wafer prices stopped falling, some manufacturers chip prices even increased, LED bulb terminal prices slowed down.

In terms of LED packaging in China, the prices of medium and low-power 2835 and 5630 in May remained stable, while the price of high-power 3030 products declined. This was mainly due to the significant increase in market demand and the increase in the number of manufacturers entering the market, and the relatively early price drop was relatively slow.

The price of wafers stopped falling and China's LED packaging prices held steady. In early May, Taiwan Semiconductor (2448-TW) announced that it would raise prices for some of the wafers being sold. Although Chinese manufacturers did not follow up, they will not make any progress at least in the short term. Reduced price processing. Yu Bin pointed out that in May LED packaging prices also showed a declining trend, with the exception of 3030, the market's largest 2835 product prices remain unchanged, 5630 products are the same.

The global LED bulb lamp price slowed down. Only a few products had a large drop. Instead of the 40W segment, although the price in Europe and the United States continued to decline, but the decline decreased, but the U.S. price fell the most, at 3.6%, and some products continued to be promoted. CREE6W450lm bulbs, 4 packs for the price of 18.95 US dollars, a decline of nearly 1 percent, Philips prices also fell in some products.

In the United Kingdom, the price dropped by 2.7%. Some products were subject to large changes in promotional prices, such as the Osram 6W470lm bulb, which dropped to a price of 4.99 US dollars, a decrease of 17%. German prices fell slightly by 1.4%. China’s prices have dropped by 2.9% due to the promotion of May Day, and prices in other parts of Asia have remained stable.

In lieu of the 60W segment, the United States reduced its price by 1.9%, and its speed slowed down. The price of most products remained stable, while the small part was due to promotional activities, and the prices fell sharply. For example, the singular lighting 13W800lm bulbs, the price dropped to 21.8 US dollars, a drop of 15%. The British price fell only 0.5% in May after falling 2.8% in April. German prices fell slightly by 0.8% in May, and prices of most products in Europe remained stable. Following a 6.3% price cut in April, China's decline slowed markedly in May, to 0.7%, while prices in other parts of Asia remained stable.