Retail sales of light bulbs in Taiwan grew substantially in Taiwan in 2012, driven by increasing demand for energy-saving products, the local branch of market research firm GfK Group said recently.
Taiwanese consumers spent NT$5.5 billion (US$184.22 million) to buy 57.9 million light bulbs and tubes in 2012, representing a 3 percent drop in volume but a 20 percent increase in revenue from a year earlier, GfK Taiwan said in a research note.
Energy-saving lighting options, such as LED lights and T5 fluorescent tubes, were the main contributors to the sales growth, the company said.
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