IDC perceives a slow start for Indian PC Market in Q1'14

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IDC perceives a slow start for Indian PC Market in Q1'14 
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the overall India PC shipments for Q1 2014 stood at 2.03 million units, representing a year-on-year drop of -25.2% over Q1 2013. The overall India PC market continued to decline in Q1 2014, largely owing to poor end-user demand. The overall Commercial PC segment recorded total shipments of 1.02 million units, showing a marginal increase of 4.1% sequentially over Q4 2013. 

Kiran Kumar, Research Manager of Client Devices, IDC India, comments, "The overall Commercial PC market showed first signs of improvement over the last 9-10 months as investment activities have improved in the Banking and Government verticals. Vendors are optimistic about the overall market sentiments and believe it will pick up gradually among other verticals too in the course of 2014."


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