Personal computer (PC) sale has dropped 7% for the first time owing to the ongoing economic downturn during the last fiscal. The total PC sales in the last fiscal stood at 67.9 lakh units, a decline of 7% over the previous year 2007-08, according to data compiled by the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT).
However, with the business sentiment gaining momentum all over, PC consumption in the current fiscal is poised to surpass 73 lakh level, showing a growth of 7%.
IT consumption in the last fiscal was badly hurt, especially in the second half of the fiscal, by the global slowdown. Notebook sales dipped by 17%, as against a 114% growth in the previous year and sales of desktops also declined 4%.
Multinational brands contributed nearly 51% of the total desktop market during the year 2008-09, showing an 8% growth over the previous year. The market share of the Indian brands reduced to 18% in the meantime, from earlier 22%. Sale of assembled and unbranded systems were also looked derailed, with de-growth of 31%, from 33% in the previous fiscal.