Global PC Market ‘Beat Expectations’ in Q2, as US Returned to Growth, IDC Says
Global PC shipments “beat expectations” in Q2 as the U.S. market returned to growth, while other regions continued to decline, IDC said in a Monday report. Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.4 million units in Q2, a year-on-year decline of 4.5…
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percent, beating the forecast of a 7.4 percent decline, said the research firm. “Improvement in channel inventories appears to have contributed to the stronger results, along with an easier year-on-year comparison and easing of component supply,” IDC said. “Unfortunately, these types of supply-side drivers don't necessarily reflect a change in consumer purchases. Even PC channels remain fairly cautious following challenges over the past year, so the results are not likely to raise the forecast.” The U.S. market “saw a healthy jump in growth” in Q2, it said: “Despite uncertainty in various parts of the market, the competitive environment, strength of the U.S. compared to other markets, strong gains in Chrome shipments, and a relatively easy comparison to year-ago shipments contributed to year-on-year growth” of nearly 5 percent, it said.