India PC sales in Q3 grows 42 p.c YoY

NEW DELHI, INDIA: MAIT, the apex body representing the hardware, training and R&D services sectors of the IT industry in the country, today announced the findings of its Quarterly Industry Performance Review for the quarter October-December (OND) of fiscal 2009-10.

The total PC sales between October and December 2009, with desktop computers, notebooks and netbooks together, were over 2 million units, registering a growth of 42 per cent over the same period last fiscal.

The sales of desktops stood at 1.35 million (13.5 lakh) units, while netbooks and notebooks taken together recorded a consumption of 0.66 million (6.6 lakh) units growing 27 per cent and 90 per cent respectively, on a year-on-year basis, the report said.

Commenting on the industry performance, Vinnie Mehta, MAIT executive director, said the impact of the global economic recession is now well behind us and the IT hardware industry in India is once again on a growth path.

“All segments of the IT hardware industry – computers, peripherals and networking products – recorded impressive growth in the Q3/2009-10 over the same period last year. The corporate sector, which had displayed significant caution in IT-spending over the past five quarters, led the growth in consumption in the OND quarter,” he said.

Among the verticals, consumption in the IT market was led by telecom, banking, education, SMEs, BPO/IT-enabled services and the e-governance initiatives of the Centre and the state governments, according to MAIT.

“Vibrancy in consumption in households and smaller towns was also visible in the quarter. The industry is hopeful that the sales would further improve in the fourth (January-March) quarter. Overall PC sales for 2009-10 are expected to cross 7.3 million (73 lakh) units, registering a 7 per cent annual growth,” added Mehta.

MAIT’s Industry Performance Review conducted by market research firm IMRB (Indian Market Research Bureau), is bi-annual and aims to address the hardware sector’s efforts to manage the business environment, gauge the market potential and consumer trends.

As per the MAIT-IMRB study, the assembled desktops – the smaller lesser known regional brands and unbranded systems, accounted for thirty-five per cent of the desktop sales in Q3/2009-10, while the proportion of the branded desktops was 65 per cent. MNC brands accounted for 52 per cent of the market, while the Indian brands accounted for the rest 13 per cent.

Printers market also bounced back in Q3/2009-10, said the study. Led by high sales in the establishments segment, consumption of Laser printers witnessed an impressive growth of 70 per cent.

Consumption of Dot Matrix printers grew by thirteen percent in October-December 2009-10 compared to the same period last year.

Sales of Inkjet printers grew 17 per cent during October-December quarter over that of the last year. While households and small businesses have been the traditional drivers of consumption of inkjet printers, the retail segment also emerged as a significant consumer of the Inkjet printers.

With improved consumption in the establishments and the households alike, the UPS market grew by 28 per cent on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2009-10 registering 0.56 million (5.6 lakh) units in sales, said MAIT.

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