PC sales up 37% in H1FY05

Personal computer (PC) sales crossed 17.1 lakh units during the first half of the current fiscal - a growth of 37% over the same period last
fiscal.

"PC sales are expected to touch 40 lakh units this fiscal with the second half also expected to turn up with encouraging numbers," according to a release issued by MAIT.

"The high growth in sales can be attributed to increased consumption by verticals like telecom, banking and manufacturing as well as major e-governance initiatives by central and state governments," the release added.