The price of LED bulbs fell in March

According to the new LED bulb retail price survey, this year (2014) In March, the average retail price of LED bulbs replacing 40W was about 1. 3 fell slightly to 14. $9. Among them, the price drop in China is obvious. The average price of LED bulbs replacing 60W has remained basically unchanged and remains at 20. $8. It was observed that the price of LED bulb lamps was still stable and declining in March, while more manufacturers were entering the smart lighting market. In addition to Philips and Samsung, Osram has also recently launched a LIGHTIFY smart control system, which uses various WIFI-connected handheld devices as an operation interface and Gateway with Zigbee wireless transmission, as a communication bridge between handheld devices and lighting fixtures, one Gateway can currently control 50 fixtures. LG also cooperated with Daintree to develop built-in ZigBee wireless network LED lamps. In addition, Cree is also actively trying to enter the lighting control system market and develop its own SmartCast wireless control platform. In the future lighting market, the combination of various wireless intelligent control systems and lighting has gradually become the mainstream trend. China's price fell sharply instead of 40W commodities, and the average price of 60W commodities remained stable. In March, the price of 40W commodities in China was 14. 7 dropped sharply, and the prices of some of the original commodities were lowered. For example, Foshan Lighting 7W bulb lamp, the price this month was 4. $3 fell to about 2. 9 US dollars, the bulb luminous flux 450-500LM, with a two-year warranty; In addition, Hyde 5W bulb lamp has a luminous flux of 450LM and a service life of 30 thousand hours. The price this month is from 12. $3 to $4. In addition exchange rate rise also lead to average price down. In addition to China, the average price of 40W commodities in the United States also showed 7. 5% in March. 6 fell sharply. The original commodity prices basically showed a stable or downward trend, and some commodity prices fell more obviously. For example, CREE's 6W dimmable bulb lamp, after EnergyStar subsidy, the selling price in some parts of the United States fell to 4. $97. Replacing the 60W commodity part, the price in Japan in March showed 14. 8 dropped sharply to 19. $2. The original commodity prices basically showed a steady downward trend, and some high-priced items temporarily stopped selling, such as Sharp 10. 4W bulb lamp, the original price is about 32. $4. In the UK and Germany, prices rose sharply in March, and the price increase of some original commodities was more obvious. For example, Ledon12W all-round bulb lamp, the price in Germany this month was 20. $8 rose to 34. About $8.