Local PC market all set for growth, NEW STRAITS TIMES-MANAGEMENT
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 06:00 CST
xfdws LOCAL-PC-MARKET sked
Emerging Markets DatafileOctober 27, 2003
NEW STRAITS TIMES-MANAGEMENT TIMES
MALAYSIA
ENGLISH
Local PC market all set for growth, NEW STRAITS TIMES-MANAGEMENT TIMES
Foo Eu Jin
ASIA
WorldSources, Inc. 322 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002
COPYRIGHT 2003 BY WORLDSOURCES, INC., A JOINT VENTURE OF FDCH e-Media, INC. AND WORLD TIMES, INC. NO PORTION OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE USED IN ANY MEDIA WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION TO WORLDSOURCES, INC.
THE local personal computer (PC) market looks set for further growth in the fourth quarter of this year, mainly due to the increase in consumer and commercial buying sentiment, and higher information and communications technology (ICT) spending by the Government.
The market is expected to grow 19 per cent in fourth quarter compared to third quarter, which saw about 213,000 units sold, based on preliminary estimates by research house International Data Corp (IDC).
IDC Malaysia's senior analyst Andrew Wong said large businesses, and small and medium-sized enterprises are expected to increase spending on PCs in fourth quarter, although declining spending is expected from individuals in the festive season as more expenditure on shopping and vacations are expected.
He added that the spending in the education segment is set to provide a boost to the PC market, as reflected to the project to supply 33,000 notebooks to schools under the Education Ministry's initiative.
According to Wong, the popularity of wireless local area network (WLAN) is also another factor for boosting the sales of PCs, especially with the rise of mobile professionals.
Meanwhile, IDC's preliminary results showed that Asia-Pacific's (excluding Japan) PC market totalled 7.4 million units in third quarter of 2003, almost exactly in line with IDC's initial forecast. This was a 13 per cent gain both from the previous quarter and the same period a year ago.
Although the quarter is a seasonal low for countries such as Australia and New Zealand, robust growth rates in markets like China and Taiwan, and a revival in large orders helped to sustain PC shipments in the region.
IDC Asia-Pacific's senior research manager of personal systems Bryan Ma said the region can expect normal purchase patterns to resume, now that the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) scare is over.
``In fact, further growth is expected in the upcoming quarters due to the rapidly approaching year-end holidays as well as a gradual improvement in the regional economy next year,'' he said.
Vendors' efforts to capture back-to-school demand as well as continued government and education purchases in many countries in the region also drove PC shipments in third quarter of 2003.
Copyright 2003 NEW STRAITS TIMES-MANAGEMENT TIMES all rights reserved as distributed by WorldSources, Inc.
Related Articles
- Actuaries: Addressing Health Spending Growth is Path to Sustainable Health Care System
- Second Quarter Server Market Continues to Accelerate, Future Growth Remains Uncertain, According to IDC
- Diabetes Drugs Emerge As Top Force in Drug Spending Growth
- Worldwide Server Market Experiences Modest Growth in Fourth Quarter As Market Revenues Reach Seven-Year High in 2007, According to IDC
- Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Exhibits Strong Year-Over-Year Growth on Continued Strength of Developing Markets, IDC Finds
- Favorable Climate for Storage Spending Drives Continued Growth in Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Market, IDC Finds
- Research and Markets: Blades Server Strategies Local Communications Market Opportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2003-2008
- Five Chronic Conditions Account for One-Third of Health Care Spending Growth
- SupportSoft Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Earnings Release and Conference Call
- Health Care Spending Growth Slows Considerably
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds