According to the latest price survey by LEDinside,the LED research division of TrendForce,the global LED light bulb price downtrend did not persist in March–40W equivalent LED light bulb ASP went up by almost 7%,with the uptrend mostly attributed to Japan and the United Kingdom.On the other hand,60W equivalent LED light bulb ASP dipped by 1.6%in March at US$33.TrendForce indicates,aside from the United States,the prices around the world stopped sliding in 12'Mar;prices in certain areas even saw a rather large rebound.Besides the exchange rates,new high-price products hitting the market resulted in the recent price climb.
40W equivalent LED light bulb ASP bounced back to US$21 in March,mainly due to the high prices of new products with enhanced features,such as wide beam angle and automatic sensor.The ASP in the United Kingdom soared in March–the ASP of 40W equivalent LED light bulb exceeded US$30,which was due to the new products'higher prices.The new products have features such as higher luminous efficacy and wide beam angle.Moreover,except for Japan,the exchange rates of US dollar in countries around the world have all fell,which caused the prices to go up–the prices in Korea and Germany increased by 5%and 6%,respectively,while the price in the United States plunged by 2%.
