Bangalore, Aug 21 (Inditop.com) Sale of printers, copiers and multifunctional office automation products witnessed a 13 percent decline in India in the first half of 2009 over the like period the previous year, said global IT research and advisory firm Gartner.

“The impact of global recession was visible in the Indian market as only 1.1 million units of office automation products, including printers and copiers could be shipped in the first six months,” Gartner principal research analyst Vishal Tripathi said in a statement.