NEMA’s linear fluorescent lamp shipment indexes for 2015Q3 continued downward trend that began in 2014. Index for T12 lamps declined for seventh consecutive quarter, dropping by 40.4% on year-over-year basis. T8 and T5 shipments also continued to decline, decreasing by 10.9% and 10.6%, respectively, on year-over-year basis. T8 lamps accounted for 72.8% share of fluorescent lamp shipments in 2015Q3, with T12 lamps claiming 15.5% share and T5 lamps a 10.9% share.