| Sales of personal computers in the first half of 2005-06 grew by 36 per cent to touch 2.34 million units compared with 1.71 million units in the first half of previous year.
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| Industry association MAIT, in its half-yearly review of the industry, has predicted that the PC sales will touch 4.7 million units in 2005-06, up from the earlier projection of 4.25 million units.
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| “There has been a strong surge in corporate consumption and robust sales in the smaller towns due to which we have revised our projections. The growth is also due to the sub Rs 10,000 PC which made their debut in the first half of 2005-06,” said Vinnie Mehta, executive director, MAIT.
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| At least 10,000 units of the sub Rs 10,000 PC were sold in the first half of the financial year 2005-06, added Mehta.
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| Indian brands, the only ones offering the sub-Rs 10,000 PC, recorded an absolute growth of 84 per cent. Their share grew to 31 per cent of the total PC market compared with 23 per cent in the corresponding period of last financial year.
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| The share of MNC brands in the PC market, grew to 35 per cent compared with 33 per cent in the April-September 2005 period.
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| While the business segment grew by 55 per cent, accounting for 78 per cent of the total PC sales, the household sector witnessed a negative growth of five per cent compared with the corresponding period last year, the MAIT study said.
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| Notebook sales grew by 94 per cent with 16,000 units sold in the first half of 2005-06 to homes alone, accounting for 13 per cent of the total market. Consumption in the small enterprises grew 118 per cent accounting for 17 per cent of the sales to the business segment.
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| The share of the assembled PC segment decreased to 34 per cent in the April-September 2005 compared with 44 per cent in the corresponding period of 2005.
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| “Aggressive pricing and better reach of branded players has ensured that the share of assembled PC’s has decreased further, Mehta said.
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| Together, the B and C class cities accounted for 70 per cent of the total PC sales, a 44 per cent growth in absolute terms. The top four metros accounted for 30 per cent of the total PC sales.
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| According to the MAIT-IMRB study, printer sales grew 43 per cent and the share of laser printer grew 159 per cent to 156,524 units compared with 60,424 units in the April-September 2005 period.
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| The active internet entity subscribers also increased to 31.7 lakh in September 2005 compared with 29.2 lakh in March last year. While the penetration of internet among businesses was 48 per cent, in households it was only 15 per cent. |
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