PC sales grow 46% in Q2

A total of 2.96 million personal computers (including desktop computers and notebooks) were sold between April-September 2006, with 1.75 million units being sold in the second quarter itself "" registering a growth rate of 46 per cent over the previous quarter and 19 per cent growth on year-on-year basis.

Revealing the findings of the industry performance review for the first-half of this fiscal, the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology attributed the buoyant mood in IT consumption to a significant growth in notebook sales, which grew by 180 per cent and sales of desktops that grew by 8 per cent.

PC sales are projected to cross 6.5 million units in this fiscal, given the strong macro-economic conditions and buoyant buying sentiment in the market, led by demand from various industry verticals.

In Q2, desktop sales crossed 1.5 million units with 48 per cent sequential growth while notebook sales totalled 0.25 million units with a 38 per cent sequential growth.