Amateur Photographer Magazine

Latest camera production figures released

Tuesday 9th December 2008

Chris Cheesman

Global digital SLR camera production jumped 36.5% from January to October, according to Japan's Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).

In value terms this represented an increase of 36.6% on the same period the year before.

Shipments to Europe shot up 32.6% in unit terms and 24.3% in value.

DSLR cameras shipped to Asia grew nearly 50%, in both volume and value.

The figures relate to DSLR cameras produced by firms that belong to CIPA and include their overseas production.

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