December average retail pricing for 7W LED light bulbs (40W incandescent equivalents) in the China market increased 18.5% on month to CNY32.7 (US$4.9), while that for 9W models (60W incandescent equivalents) rose 0.6% to CNY33.7, according to Digitimes Research.
Average retail pricing for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED bulbs in the Japan market in December stood at JPY1,620 (US$13.0) and JPY2,542 respectively, the former slipping 3.9% sequentially and the latter dropping 3.4%, Digitimes Research indicated.
December average retail pricing for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED bulbs in other markets were: KRW10,362 (US$9.3, up 4.3%) and KRW12,002 (down 1.7%) in South Korea; US$18.0 (down 3.7%) and US$20.6 (up 5.6%) in the US; EUR7.4 (US$8.2, up 1.4%) and EUR8.7 (down 18.7%) in Europe.
Samsung 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and Osram 60W-equivalent models for sale in the South Korea market had the highest average lumen-price ratios of 98.3lm/US$ and 137.4lm/US$ respectively in December. In terms of luminous efficiency, Toshiba 40W-equivalent LED bulbs and 60W-equivalent models available in the Japan market had the highest average of 83.7lm/W and 105.1lm/W respectively.
