subject: Global Pc Shipments Increase By 1.9% In The First Quarter Of 2012 [print this page] According to leading research carried out by Gartner, the number of PCs distributed throughout the first quarter of 2012 went up by 1.9% which was better than analysts predicted.
The number of shipments distributed totalled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, which represented an increase of 1.9% on the 87.3 million units that had been shipped during the same period last year.
Despite the fact that the increase was only minimal, Gartner stated the statistics exceeded its predictions of a 1.2% decline for the first quarter as the majority of businesses looked to purchase PCs and other different computer components.
Furthermore, HP, the current world leader, increased its share to 17.2% of the global market for PC shipments.
Out of the top five vendors, Lenovo had seen the biggest amount of growth, as shipment went up by 28.1% in the first quarter of 2012.
For the first time in over two years, Dells PCs shipments decreased compared to last year particularly in Asia Pacific.
Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner, stated that despite the fact that the EMEA region had performed better than predicted; other regions had experienced mixed results.
"While the PC industry has high expectations for strong growth in the emerging markets, the slowdown of these countries in this quarter provides a cautionary notice to vendors that the future growth for the PC industry cannot heavily depend on the emerging markets even though PC penetration in these regions is low," she stated.
"In general, the hard-disk drive (HDD) supply shortage had a limited impact on PC supply during 1Q12. There was a moderate impact on selected markets, such as low-end consumer notebooks and the white-box market in selected regions. Still, low PC demand was able to mask the tight HDD supply overall."
Despite mixed results, PC shipments to both Central and Eastern Europe were much higher than predicted, as providers in Russia and other countries increased demand, Gartner added.
Recent research by Gartner discovered that global IT spending is predicted to reach $3.7 trillion in 2012, a 2.5% increase on 2011.
The analyst further added that the early signs state that the global economic outlook has improved ever so slightly.
by: Brendan Wilde
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