India overall PC sales touch 21.9 lakh units in July-Sept 2009

New Delhi: The overall India PC market sales (shipments) touched 21.9 lakh units during the Jul-Sep 2009 quarter. This recorded a 24 percent QoQ growth, pointing to a strengthening recovery. Desktop PC sales accounted for nearly two-thirds of total PC sales at 14.58 lakh units, representing a 15.2 percent increase QoQ.

The sales of notebook PCs grew at 46.4 percent QoQ, crossing the seven lakh mark in a single quarter, for the first time.

Personal computer shipments have grown for the last three consecutive quarters after dropping sharply from a peak of 22.59 lakh units in July-September 2008 to 15.60 lakh units in Oct-Dec 2008.

In the overall PC (notebooks and desktops combined) market, HP retained the top spot with a market share of 17.1 percent, while Dell (11.3 percent) and Acer (11.1 percent) took the second and third spots, respectively.

In terms of desktop PC shipments, HP retained its top position with a marketshare of 12.2 percent, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots, respectively during 3Q CY09. In terms of notebook PC shipments, HP retained the top spot with a marketshare of 27.0 percent in 3Q CY09; Dell retained the second spot, while Acer came third.

Strengthening signs of market revival

According to Kapil Dev Singh, Country Manager, IDC India, “The Jul-Sep 2009 quarter experienced a strong boost from new found consumer confidence that reflected in increased demand during the festive season. Overall consumer PC sales recorded a 28 percent growth QoQ. This performance underlines the recovery in the India PC market.”

The 21 percent QoQ growth in the commercial PC shipments was a result of improved shipments across all sectors. While shipments to the public sector (government) topped the growth charts during the quarter, the news of growth of shipments to large and very large enterprises will be welcomed by the industry.

“Commercial PC sales can be expected to steadily improve as the economy recovers. Even though the consumer PC segment recorded a faster 28 percent QoQ growth, industry will need to watch how the recovery in consumer PC shipments unfolds in the quarters ahead,” stated Sumanta Mukherjee, Lead PC Analyst, IDC India.

“The emerging mini notebook PC category needs to evolve in terms of processing power and graphics capabilities to compete with the mainstream notebook PC form factor. In the quarters ahead, the segment will desperately seek technology innovations to propel it to the next level of functionality and user adoption,” Mukherjee further added.