CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their February report. The downturn continues - the total number of shipped digital cameras is lower compared to the same month in previous years (orange: 2018, black: 2017, blue: 2016, click for larger view). The table with the actual numbers can be found here (click for larger view).
DSLR camera production (marked with red) saw a significant increase:
- compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 135.4% / 116.6% (2* column)
- compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 104% / 103% (3* column)
For the same period, the mirrorless numbers (marked with blue) were not so good:
- compared to previous month (number of units/yen value): 105.4% / 89.5% (2* column)
- compared to same month last year (number of units/yen value): 88.7% / 97.8% (3* column)
Here are the other two graphs:
