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PC sales go up 36 p.c. in H1

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Higher consumption by industry verticals

BANGALORE: The desktop PC market grossed 23.4 lakh (2.34 million) units during the first six months of the current fiscal, registering a growth of 36 per cent from a year ago, according to the hardware trade body, Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT).

The buoyant IT consumption witnessed in the second-half of 2004-05 continued in the first half of 2005-06, resulting in a significant market growth. With sound macroeconomic conditions and buoyant buying sentiment in the market, PC sales were expected to touch 47 lakh (4.7 million) units in fiscal 2005-06, MAIT said.

Decline in prices

The high growth in PC sales can be attributed to increased consumption by industry verticals such as telecom, banking and financial services, manufacturing, education, retail and BPO/IT-enabled services as well as major e-governance initiatives of the Central and State governments.

The decline in prices continued during the year for technological reasons and other initiatives of the industry, including the sub-Rs. 10,000 PC. Significant consumption in the small and medium enterprises added to the industry numbers. Further, the trend of increased PC purchase in smaller towns and cities as witnessed in previous quarters, continued undiminished. This is despite the fact that there was a marginal degrowth in consumption in the home market.

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