PC Shipments in APEJ Climb by 32% YoY in Q4 2009

Personal computers (PC) shipments in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ) market fell 3% sequentially but grew 32% year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of 2009, beating previous forecasts by 4%, according to IDC.

The premier global market intelligence provider pointed out that nearly every country in the region posted double-digit YoY growth, with portable PCs as a key driver. Lenovo remained the top vendor in the region in the fourth quarter, especially as momentum in China continued.

"It's reassuring to see the market getting up on its feet so quickly, although that was of course being compared to a dismal fourth-quarter 2008 period during the global financial crisis," said Bryan Ma, director of Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC. "An insatiable consumer thirst for portable PCs across both mature and developing markets should continue to fuel 2010 while commercial budgets slowly recover throughout the course of the year."

In full year 2009, the APEJ's PC market grew 14%, which was up from 9% in 2008 but still short of the 22% achieved in 2007. Lenovo was yet again the top vendor on an annual basis. Even though recently resurfaced concerns about economic overheating in China is a risk to the overall market, IDC expects at least 16% growth for the region in 2010 followed by 18% in 2011.

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