Buoyed by growth in the consumer and education sectors, the overall India personal computer (desktops+notebooks) market grew 5.2 per cent in the second quarter ended June 30, to touch 1.765 million shipments over the previous quarter. Desktop PC shipments grew 4.4 per cent sequentially, while notebook PC shipments grew 7.2 per cent. In fact, HP retained the top spot in the overall PC market with a market share of 17.8 per cent, followed by HCL and Dell, according to IDC’s India Quarterly PC Tracker.
“The Indian PC market performance in the quarter has shown what may be termed as an early sign of a revival, as the decline in overall PC shipments year-on-year reduced. Demand was buoyant during this quarter on account of a higher off-take by the consumer and education segment,” said Kapil Dev Singh, country manager, IDC India. In terms of horizontal segments, while small and medium enterprises responded positively during the quarter, the large and very large enterprise segments were found to be still waiting for cues of a sustained global economic recovery.
“As expected, government sector spending on PCs was impacted by the recently concluded general elections. However, with the new Central government settling down and the festive season starting earlier than usual this year, the coming quarter presents an opportunity for vendors to spruce up their shipments’ performance,” added Singh. In what could be a sign of recovery, shipments in the emerging segment of mini notebook PCs doubled sequentially due to increased purchases among home users.