{"id":31589,"date":"2025-07-18T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=31589"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:35:18","slug":"lights-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/lights-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting Fair Survey Unveils Near-term Business Growth, LED Lighting Led the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The global lighting market is currently enjoying a period of relative stability, according to an HKTDC<\/em>\u00a0survey of 444 exhibitors and buyers conducted onsite during the Spring edition of the 2025\u00a0HKTDC Smart Lighting Expo<\/strong> and Hong Kong International Lighting Fair <\/strong><\/em>this April.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Bright is the Outlook of the Lighting Industry for the Year Ahead?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Overall, the survey found that across the lighting industry, most respondents were broadly positive with regard to future market prospects and expected overall sales levels to rise over the next 2 years. More specifically, over the short\u2011term (6\u201112 months), 39% expected sales growth, while 52% foresaw continued growth over the medium term (12\u201124 months).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Emerging Economies Drive Lighting Market Expansion<\/h3>

In terms of the outlook for individual markets, optimism was particularly high in the case of many of the emerging economies. When asked to rate markets on a scale from 1 (very unpromising) to 5 (very promising), respondents saw Central Asia (4.0)<\/strong> as the most likely to grow over the next 2 years, followed jointly by Chinese Mainland and India (3.9 for both markets)<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Which Lighting Product Categories Will Be the Most Promising?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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When asked which lighting product segment(s) would be best-selling, 37% of respondents singled out LED lighting<\/strong> as having the highest growth potential, followed by residential lighting<\/strong> (25%) and commercial lighting<\/strong> (24%).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Will the Lighting Trade Ecosystem Evolve?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The survey also indicated that online sales channels now play a significant role in the lighting industry, with 57% of respondents actively engaged in online sales activity (9% online\u2011only and 49% utilising both online and offline channels). This is in line with the global trend of Online-Offline Sales Integration.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The survey suggests that\u00a0LED, residential, and commercial lighting categories are set for expanded growth in the near future.<\/p>

E-commerce will continue to play a pivotal role in lighting trade, enabling greater reach and flexibility for businesses.<\/p>

The findings, based on data from\u00a0April 2025, support a\u00a0generally bright outlook for the lighting industry, especially in\u00a0emerging markets\u00a0and key product segments such as\u00a0LED lighting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Explore Full Survey Findings<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

Access detailed insights, including respondent profiles, via:<\/span><\/p>

Generally Bright: Lighting Industry Prospects for the Year Ahead<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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E-commerce continues to rise as shown in the above survey findings \u2013 source quality and safe lights, among other electronic products, on our e-Marketplace now:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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