Worldwide PC shipments decline 5% in 2Q09, says Gartner
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 5% decline from the second quarter of 2008, according to preliminary results from Gartner. The market performed better than Gartner had expected. In June, Gartner had forecast second quarter PC shipments to decline 9.8%.
“In the first quarter of 2009, inventory re-stocking played a major role in shipment growth, but this was less of a factor in the second quarter,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. “Though the market was still in decline, the better-than-expected results can be interpreted as a small sign of a PC market recovery in terms of shipment volumes in some regions. PC shipments in Asia Pacific and the US were better than our expectations, while shipments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region indicated ongoing weakness.”
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