LED bulb prices continue to fall smart lighting all the way up

The average price of LED bulbs replacing 60W is 3. 6 fell to 19. Five dollars. The author observed that as the price of LED bulbs continues to decline, smart bulbs have become a new blue sea for manufacturers to get rid of price competition. Therefore, more and more lighting brands and manufacturers have launched new intelligent lighting products to maintain market competitiveness. As prices continue to decline, the penetration rate of LED bulbs gradually increases. As one of the main trends of LED lighting in 2014, the market influence of smart bulbs is rapidly fermenting. More and more manufacturers are incorporating smart lighting applications and control systems into lighting solutions to maintain market competitive advantages. Following international manufacturers such as Philips Samsung, many Chinese and Taiwanese lighting manufacturers such as Foshan Lighting, Weigang lighting, and even cross-disciplinary international manufacturers such as Belkin have also launched smart LED bulbs to attract the market. However, the unit price of smart LED bulbs is quite expensive at present. According to the statistics of industry organizations, the average price of replacing 60W ordinary LED bulbs in the US market is about 16 US dollars, the price of smart LED bulbs is 30 ~ The price difference of 60 US dollars is about more than double that of traditional LED bulbs. Therefore, the main appeal is to decorate the lighting situation and atmosphere of the home through dimmable color mixing, and even to create more additional functions with third-party mobile phone App software. Therefore, for consumers who often feast at home or have a party, they are willing to pay an extra high premium. And most of them are concentrated in Europe and the United States and other regions with high purchasing power and maturity, while in contrast, the Chinese market is still in the concept promotion stage, moreover, high prices and no standard lighting control schemes hinder the progress of intelligent lighting. Therefore, the popularization of intelligent lighting also requires the maturity and cooperation of the overall industrial chain. It is expected that with the increase of penetration rate and output, the cost and selling price of LED smart bulbs will further decrease. The sales of products have been adjusted, and the average price of 40W and 60W commodities has maintained a downward trend. The price of 40W commodities in China May 12. 8 dropped sharply, and the price of some of the original commodities was lowered. For example, Hyde lighting 5W bulb lamp, the price of this month dropped from 4 US dollars to about 2. $6. In addition, some high-priced products such as Osram and Samsung's two bulbs are temporarily suspended. In addition, the average price of goods in the United States also showed a sharp decline in May, a decline of 8. 5%. 3. The price of some of the original commodities has been greatly reduced during the promotion period. For example, the price of Insignia's 9W bulb lamp dropped by in May; In addition, Philips's 9W dimmable bulb price has also dropped sharply this month. Replacing the 60W commodity part, the price in China was 9. In May. 1 A sharp drop, the prices of some of the original commodities remained stable, and some high-priced items temporarily withdrew from the market, causing the average price to fall. Such as Samsung10. 8W bulb lamp, original price 14. $3. However, prices in the UK fell sharply by 22 in May, but the original commodity prices remained basically stable, mainly due to the temporary suspension of sales of some high-priced items, such as LEDON12W800LM bulbs, which were originally priced at about 40. Five dollars.