For many years the EMVA performs a quarterly survey on the European Machine Vision Sales in different product categories. Now for the first time annual growth rates are getting negative. After having concluded the survey on 4Q-2019 the current EMVA report shows a drop of nearly -2% in machine vision sales in and to Europe compared with 2018. While in 2018 sales of products and services got up to over €3.7b in 2019 a total sales volume of €3.64b was achieved.