The latest CIPA numbers for April 2023

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CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):

April 2023 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB

In April, Mirrorless and Compact shipments were the highest of the calendar year so far.   DSLR shipments were higher than January or February, but lower than March.

CIPA predicted 5.72 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies and 9.39 million lenses for calendar 2023.   We’re predicting 4.6m-5.8m bodies.   That’s a substantial increase over last month’s prediction of 4.2-5.3 million.

That compares to:

• 2022: 5.927 million bodies (+10.8%), 9.7 million lenses (+1.6%).
• 2021: 5.348 million bodies (+0.75%), 9.55 million lenses (+6.1%)
• 2020: 5.308 million bodies (-37.3%), 9 million lenses (-36.6%)
• 2019: 8.462 million bodies (-21.4%), 14.2 million lenses (-21.1%)
• 2018: 10.76 million bodies (-7.9%), 18 million lenses (-6.4%)
• 2017: 11.68 million bodies (+0.6%) 19.22 million lenses (+0.156%)
• 2016: 11.61 million bodies (-11.1%), 19.19 million lenses (-11.6%)
• 2015: 13.06 million bodies (-5.6%), 21.7 million lenses (-5.2%)
• 2014: 13.84 million bodies (-19.2%), 22.9 million lenses (-14.2%)
• 2013: 17.13 million bodies (-15%), 26.7 million lenses (-12.2%)
• 2012: 20.16 million bodies (+28.5%), 30.4 million lenses (+16.9%)
• 2011: 15.69 million bodies (+21.7%), 26.0 million lenses (+19.9%)
• 2010: 12.89 million bodies (+30%), 21.69 million lenses (+34.7%)
• 2009: 9.91 million bodies (+2.2%), 16.1 million lenses (+2.5%)
• 2008: 9.7 million bodies (+17.4%), 15.7 million lenses (+25.6%)
• 2007: 8.26 million bodies, 12.5 million lenses

April 2023:  Units & Shipped Value:

(All comparisons to YTD 2022)

DSLR Units : 344,049 –47% YTD

DSLR Shipped Value: ¥15.67 billion –41% YTD

Mirrorless Units: 1.201m +28% YTD

Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥145.6 billion +28% YTD

Compact Units: 511,296 -12% YTD

Compact Shipped Value: ¥20.447 billion +20% YTD

Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 1.31 million -12% YTD

Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥23.96 billion -1% YTD

Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 1.32million -5% YTD

Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥100.7 billion +10% YTD

Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 77.7% (was 58.9% YTD 2022)

Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 90.3% (was 80.9% YTD 2022)

The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.7 for YTD 2023.  It was 1.82 for YTD 2022.

Full-year 2023 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)

DSLR:

Units: China 10.1%, Asia 08.1%, Japan 3.6%, Europe 43.6%, Americas 32.6%, Other 1.9%

Shipped Value: China 17.5%, Asia 11.8%, Japan 4.8%, Europe 35.5%, Americas 28.6%, Other 1.7%

Mirrorless:

Units: China 24.7%, Asia 17.8%, Japan 12.4%, Europe 20.2%, Americas 20.7%, Other 4.2%

Shipped Value: China 27.4%, Asia 18.7%, Japan 10.4%, Europe 18.5%, Americas 20.2%, Other 4.7%

Compacts:

Units: China 11.7%, Asia 14.4%, Japan 24.9%, Europe 26.3%, Americas 19.0%, Other 3.8%

Shipped Value: China 14.5%, Asia 15.4%, Japan 17.5%, Europe 27.4%, Americas 21.5%, Other 3.8%

Lenses:

Units: China 18.3%, Asia 13.9%, Japan 11.8%, Europe 26.2%, Americas 26.0%, Other 3.8%

Shipped Value: China 20.3%, Asia 15.3%, Japan 10.7%, Europe 24.8%, Americas 24.7%, Other 4.3%

List of participating CIPA companies can be found here.

Via NikonRumors