April average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market increased by 23.4% on month to CNY35.9 (US$5.8), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) decreased by 1.8% to CNY38.1, according to Digitimes Research.
Average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in the Japan market in April stood at JPY1,721 (US$14.0) and JPY2,852 respectively, with the former falling by 1.1% on month and the latter by 11.0%, Digitimes Research indicated.
April average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in other markets were: KRW10,075 (US$10.1, up 1.9% on month) and KRW14,134 (up 1.8%) in South Korea; US$19.9 (down 3.9%) and US$19.3 (down 2.5%) in the US; EUR9.9 (US$10.8, up 15.1%) and EUR14.2 (down 2.1%) in Europe.
Philips 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and Osram 60W-equivalent models for sale in the South Korea market had the highest average lumen-price ratios of 82.8lm/US$ and 91.3lm/US$ respectively in April. In terms of luminous efficiency, Toshiba 40W- and 60-equivalent LED light bulbs available in the Japan market had the highest average levels of 81.3lm/W and 105.1lm/W respectively.
