IMS Research: global report tracking retail prices of LED lights

IMS Research updated the global monthly report tracking retail price of wholesale LED lights, track covering 12 countries, 27 retailers and 480 variety of LED lights.

According to IMS Research latest analysis, the global average retail price of LED lights steadily declined, from $ 30 in September to 11 months of $ 28.

• China - China LED lighting market, the largest price decline, the average price dropped 62% from $ 30 to $ 11. A19 60W replacement lamp prices fell 38%, while the MR 16 20W replacement lamp prices fell 52%.

Chinese companies seem to have been committed to improving the luminous efficiency of light bulbs, from September to November, luminous efficiency (lm / W) increased by 24%.

• Japan - November, a 40W incandescent replacement lamps for the first time to less than 1,000 yen (U.S. $ 13) price of the sale. Japan 40W incandescent LED replacement lamps are still higher than the average price of $ 30.

• South Korea - IMS Research section of the track 31 in Korea incandescent replacement lamps, LED lights are 26 watt replacement mislabelled. Labeled wattage of 60W instead of the LED lamp luminous flux of 505 lumens on average, compared with IMS Research for the 60W replacement lamps are the low standards set by nearly 200 lumens.

• United States - November is the Samsung LED lights sold in Lowe's stores in the first month. Samsung's new 7 existing PAR and MR lamps replacement lamp replacement lamp and a 50W incandescent. Samsung seems to have been in other countries to postpone the listing of other alternative to incandescent lamps in the U.S. market launch.

2011 Lantern light Festival in Kobe, Japan

December 1, 2011, Kobe, Kobe, Japan, the annual Lantern  LED lights Festival was held. Especially in memory of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake of 6400 victims, the lamp is to express the people's grief for the victims of post-earthquake reconstruction and good wishes. Kobe after the earthquake, the dark silence, the survivors turn on the little star lights, to give people tremendous warmth and hope.

One is called the IMOGA Japanese, gratitude for life and a bright, erected light sculpture from Italy in the square and street lights. People in this time of year, accompanied by background music Requiem quietly brilliant warm light through the magnificent sea, the people pray for the dead and alive. Pray for the reconstruction of the northeast cylindrical work "Fountain of Prayer" is also light show debut, the work was built around the fountain, about 12 meters high, about 27 meters in diameter, for the first time using the energy saving LED lights.