At present, the global storage core component market continues to face tight supply, rising costs and volatile quotations.

Affected by raw material price increases, global production capacity redistribution and strong demand for enterprise-level data storage, the overall price of mainstream storage modules has increased significantly in the short term.

In 2026 Q1, the overall market price of storage hardware rose by 30%–50% year-on-year, mechanical hard drives and solid-state drives increased by 35%–60% respectively, and the comprehensive cost of core accessories rose by about 25%–40%.

Major manufacturers continue to prioritize high-end customized orders, resulting in the supply of conventional commercial storage parts reduced by 20%–30%, with spot market premiums reaching 10%–20%.

As an essential core accessory for POS cash registers, retail checkout terminals and commercial all-in-one machines, stable and cost-effective storage hardware directly affects the production cycle, equipment stability and overall delivery cost of cash register products.

Due to the continuous fluctuation of the storage raw material market, the procurement cost of our commercial POS cash register accessories has increased accordingly, and the overall production and delivery of retail cash register equipment is facing the pressure of supply cycle adjustment and cost fluctuation.

From the medium and long-term market trend, the storage industry capacity expansion cycle is long, and the supply-demand imbalance pattern will continue to exist for a long time.

It is expected that the raw material cost of supporting accessories for commercial cash registers and catering POS terminals will remain high in the next few months, and the industry will maintain a strong price trend overall.

Short-term large-scale price reduction of core components is difficult to achieve, and the operating cost of terminal retail commercial equipment will continue to be affected by upstream component fluctuations.