Fluorescent Shipments Down 15% @ 9 Months

From NEMA:

(contrast this with Incandescents Fly Off Shelves, 11/26 EleBlog post)

NEMA’s T12 lamp shipment index tumbled to 37.5 a decline of nearly 40 percent on a year-over-year (y/y) basis during Q3 – the first quarter following the implementation of the new efficiency standards for general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL). T8s and T12s also posted double digit declines of 26.9 – and 19.9 percent, respectively. Overall shipments during the first three quarters for the combined market were 15.1 percent lower compared to last year.

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