PC shipments hit record levels with 4.5 million units in July-Sept quarter

The India conventional PC market (inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) continued its development momentum regardless of ongoing provide and logistical challenges. Conventional shipments witnessed a 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) development within the July-September quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of development in India in accordance with new knowledge from the Worldwide Information Company’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Private Computing Machine Tracker.

A complete of 4.5 million PCs had been shipped throughout the quarter, making it India’s biggest-ever single quarter. To place this in perspective, it outstrips complete yearly shopper shipments in 2019, a yr earlier than the pandemic hit. Many manufacturers additionally reported their largest quarter of PC shipments.

Future outlook

Commenting on the outlook for upcoming quarters, Jaipal Singh, Analysis Supervisor, Shopper Units, IDC India, mentioned, “After 5 straight quarters of annual development, the patron market is hinting at demand softening as faculties and faculties resume bodily lessons. Manufacturers have prioritised margins in the previous couple of quarters. Nonetheless, to spice up penetration additional, manufacturers have to provoke new applications round affordability, consciousness and schooling to utilise the stimulus that pandemic has given to digital studying to plan long-term development.”

Singh added, “Demand from enterprises and SMBs nonetheless look beneficial to assist the PC distributors in 2022 as key verticals proceed to offer recent orders. Moreover, distributors will goal to materialise long-pending schooling offers with the enhancing provide scenario within the nation.”