April 2016 average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market increased 4.9% on month to CNY27.9 (US$4.30), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) decreased 2.3% to CNY29.2, according to Digitimes Research.
Average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in the Japan market in April stood at JPY1,384 (US$13.0) and JPY1,951 respectively, the former slipping 1.6% on month and the latter dropping 4.1%, Digitimes Research indicated.
April average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in other markets were: KRW8,791 (US$7.90, down 13.7% on month) and KRW11,609 (down 1.3%) in South Korea; US$17.20 (down 8.0%) and US$20.90 (up 1.0%) in the US; EUR7.40 (US$8.4, down 1.3%) and EUR9.10 (up 11.0%) in Europe.
Samsung 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and Osram 60W-equivalent models for sale in the South Korea market had the highest average lumen-price ratios of 113.7lm/US$ and 140.2lm/US$ respectively in April. In terms of luminous efficiency, Toshiba 40W-equivalent LED light bulbs and 60W-equivalent models available in the Japan market had the highest average level of 84.0lm/W and that of 105.1lm/W respectively.
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