PC sales register 34% y-o-y growth

Personal computer sales in India touched 23.7 lakh units during April-June 2010, recording a 34 per cent year-on-year growth, consulting firm IDC India said today.

Sale of PCs during the period increased by 5.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter.

Desktop PC sales accounted for nearly two-thirds of total PC sales at 15.6 lakh units, representing a 24 per cent increase year-on-year.

The sales of notebook computers grew at 61 per cent year-on-year, recording 8.05 lakh shipments.

In the overall PC (notebooks and desktops combined) market, Dell emerged as the market leader for the first time with a share of 15.2 per cent, while HP (14.3 per cent) and Acer (11.5 per cent) took the second and third spots, respectively, IDC India said in a statement.

In desktop PC shipments, HP retained its top position with a market share of 10.2 per cent, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots, respectively during the April-June quarter.

In terms of notebook PC shipments, Dell reclaimed the top spot with a market share of 29.2 per cent in the period, HP slipped back to the second position, while Acer was ranked at number three.

"The April-June quarter traditionally shows a small sequential dip in PC sales. The sequential growth of six per cent in overall India PC shipments in 2Q 2010 points to the continuing economic revival," stated Anirban Banerjee, Associate Vice President, Research, IDC India.

"An exciting product portfolio, strong channel support and an effective after sales service network are becoming increasingly important to sustain growth in this competitive market," said Sumanta Mukherjee, Lead PC Analyst, IDC India.

"Timely rollout of 3G services in the country will influence the overall PC market fortunes in the first half of 2011, especially in the mini-notebook PC and notebook PC segments," Mukherjee added.