LED bulb prices will continue downward trend

According to the survey, the average retail price of LED bulbs replacing 40W in February 2014 was about 0. 8 fell slightly, reaching 15. One dollar. Among them, the price drop in the US is obvious; The average price of LED bulbs replacing 60W is 2. 1 fell slightly to 20. $8. In February, the price of commodities replacing 40W in the United States fell significantly, with the average price falling by 11. For example, Walmart's own brand GreatValue's 7W full-cycle bulb lamp has a luminous flux of 470lm and a selling price of only 8. $48, while CREE's 6W and 450lm dimmable bulb lamps also fell to 7. 5% in February. $49. In addition, some of Philips's bulb prices have also been lowered. Instead of the 40W bulb, the price of goods in China February 1. 9 fell, the original price of some commodities fell, such as Samsung 6. 9 W, 490lm bulb lamp, this month's price from 19. $5 fell to about 12. $5 with a 3-year warranty. Replacing the 60W commodity part, the prices in various regions basically showed a steady downward trend. The price in the United States is 2. 6 rose, but the original commodity prices still showed a stable or downward trend, mainly due to the return of some high-priced items to the market, resulting in an increase in average prices, such as LightingScience13. The 5W bulb lamp, with a luminous flux of 800lm, was temporarily suspended for sale and was resold this month at a price of 20. Six dollars. While the price of LED bulb lamps is declining steadily, the first-line brand manufacturers are also pursuing performance improvement. At present, in the North American market, 90 of the brand bulbs have dimming function; 70 products are all-round light bulbs. Most of the new products recently introduced in the European market also have full-cycle function. In addition, the introduction of intelligent control is also the focus of the development of various manufacturers this year. Philips (Philips) The Hue bulb has been officially sold in the Chinese market, while Samsung (Samsung) Also recently announced that it will launch a new LED smart light bulb, which has built-in Bluetooth to control brightness and color temperature through smart phones or tablet applications. The improvement of cost performance of first-line brand products will promote the accelerated standardization and integration of regional markets, and smart lighting will also become one of the main development trends of lighting products in the future. However, at this stage, the market price and consumer acceptance of smart bulbs are still the key factors hindering the popularization of products. Therefore, how to achieve the balance between performance and price is also a problem that all first-line lighting manufacturers need to solve.