Several regions suffered from a dampened market while shipments in North America and Western Europe were up
Poland and Italy were two of the only regions to experience growth
Analyst figures found inkjet printers are lagging due to product shortages while Laser SFPs saw higher demand of mid- and high-end business devices among SMBs
Supply chain issues that are "in all likelihood" set to continue throughout 2022, says IDC analysts
Consumer sales benefitted from deliveries of order backlogs, while the business printer segment saw revenues spike as companies purchased more expensive products
HP lead the way, and demand for low-end devices and inkjet printers also attributed to the spike
More than one billion pages were printed by ink tank devices in Q1 2021 says the channel analyst firm
Despite overall growth, country performances were a mixed bag
Channel analyst says a strong rebound in China’s domestic economy was not enough to overcome a difficult year
Channel analyst Context highlights 'house-bound students and workers' as growth drivers