CIPA members sold 8.4 million cameras in 2021. That's twelve times less than ten years ago , and the worst number since the mid-1970s.
However, sales of cameras with interchangeable lenses are holding up.
Sales of compact devices have fallen from 110 million units in 2008 to s 3 million in 2021, which has led to the closure of factories in China.
Sales of reflex cameras have been divided by seven in ten years, but remain above 2.2 million units.
sales of mirrorless bodies are increasing again, the average price of all cameras is also increasing. Manufacturers sell less but more expensive.
Pierre J. 02-26-2022