According to the research institution Jibang technology (TrendForce) According to its LEDinside new LED bulb retail price survey, this year (2014) In February, the average retail price of 40 w led bulbs 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. The average price of commodities that replaced 40W fell sharply in the United States, and the price of commodities that replaced 60W fell steadily. In February, the price of commodities that replaced 40W in the United States fell significantly. The average price showed a sharp drop of 11. Some prices of the original goods were lowered, and the prices of new items were lower. For example, Walmart's own brand of Great Value 7W full-cycle bulb lamp has a luminous flux of 470lm and a selling price of only 8. $48. 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 Lighting Science 13. 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. First-line manufacturers are actively introducing new products. Intelligent lighting is the future product trend. LEDinside observed that while the price of LED bulb lamps is declining steadily, first-line brand manufacturers are also pursuing performance improvement one after another. At present, in the North American market, 90 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 Hue bulbs have been officially sold in the Chinese market, and Samsung recently announced that it will launch a new LED smart bulb with built-in Bluetooth, brightness and color temperature can be controlled through smart phones or tablet applications. LEDinside believes that the improvement of the 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.