July average retail pricing for 7W LED (40W incandescent equivalent) light bulbs in the China market decreased 10.2% on month to CNY30.8 (US$4.9), while that for 9W ones (60W incandescent equivalent) increased by 13.9% to CNY38.4, according to Digitimes Research.
Average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs in the Japan market in July stood at JPY1,695 (US$14.0) and JPY2,788 respectively, with the former slipping by 5.6% sequentially and the latter by 2.2%, Digitimes Research indicated.
July average retail prices for 40W- and 60W-equivalent models in other markets were: KRW9,907 (US$8.9, down 0.7% on month) and KRW12,710 (down 5.3%) in South Korea; US$18.1 (down 7.7%) and US$19.3 (up 4.3%) in the US; EUR9.4 (US$10.3, down 5.1%) and EUR12.8 (down 1.5%) in Europe.
Philips 40W-equivalent and 60W-equivalent models for sale in the South Korea market had the highest average lumen-price ratios of 102.6lm/US$ and 126.7lm/US$ respectively in July. In terms of luminous efficiency, Toshiba 40W- and 60-equivalent models available in the Japan market had the highest average levels of 81.3lm/W and 105.1lm/W respectively.