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Summary
The
February 2010 result now brings four results in a row where
the number of price decreases has exceeded the number of
increases.
This
month there were 36 price decreases offset by just 14 increases.
In January, there were 42 decreases and 17 increases.
The
number of price reductions left the US index unchanged.
The
All Inverter Index (see right) includes the full basket
of Inverters on the worldwide survey represented in US dollars
and European, Euros. Further segmentation of this data can
be accessed through our consultancy
services.
The Price Index (see right) is based on Prices per Continuous
Watt - which is a measure of the output power of Inverters.
The larger the Continuous Watt, the larger the power of
the Inverter.
The same calculation methodology applies to this Index as
the Solar Module index - i.e. it is based on the purchase
price for a single Inverter. The main difference
in methodology between this Index and the Solar Module Index
is that all global inverter prices are aggregated in to
a single Index. Those aggregated
products are then simply translated from the local currency
in to either US dollars or European euros.
This
month, the dollar strengthened against the euro over the
month. As a consequence, the euro index was up to €0.503
per continuous watt.
The mix of Inverter Retailers is still dominated by US Retailers.
Around 90% of the prices are quoted in US dollars.
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