The CIPA numbers for August 2024 are out



CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):

August 2024 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB

(All comparisons to YTD 2023)

Narrative: August 2024

Highest shipments of the calendar year so far for DSLRs, but everything else below 2024 peaks. Cumulatively, DSLR units are down 20% compared to 2023. Everything else is up.

CIPA has predicted 5.89m ILCs, 1.52m compacts and 9.57m lenses for calendar 2024. Based on 2023 shipping patterns, ILC’s could conceivably come in at 6.1-6.5m units. (That’s higher at the low end than we predicted last month). That compares to:











A list of participating CIPA companies can be found here.

Via NikonRumors