The global personal computers (PC) market continued to suffer slow
shipment growth in top countries across regions in May, according to the
International Data Corporation (IDC) Monthly PC Tracker. April shipment
growth had improved slightly from March in Latin America and Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA), but May growth has come in slower than
April for each of these markets except India and UK.
IDC's
quarterly PC forecast from May projected worldwide PC shipment declines
of -11.7% in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), -4.7% in the third
quarter, and -1.6% in the fourth quarter, resulting in total annual
growth of -7.8% for 2013. This follows a decline of -13.3% in the first
quarter of 2013 and -4.0% for all of 2012. The results for May are
behind pace for achieving the projected 2Q13 growth rates, although
stronger June results could still make up most if not all of the
difference.
The expectation for the second quarter was not all
that high, showing only minor improvement from the first quarter. But
the May results reflect deteriorating conditions rather than improvement
and the market will probably fall short of projections, according to
IDC.
IDC's Monthly PC Tracker includes the Western European
countries covered in the IDC-Context European Monthly PC Tracker as well
as other top markets around the world from the IDC Emerging Markets
Monthly PC Tracker. The Monthly PC Tracker expands on IDC's extensive
Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker by providing more frequent market data on
the top markets.
Source by Commodity Insights
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