BENGALURU: The domestic PC market – including desktops, notebooks, and workstations – continued to struggle in the June quarter. About 3.2 million units were shipped in the quarter, a decline of 15.3% year-on-year, according to data from research firm IDC. However, this was a 5.9% growth over the previous quarter.
While the volume driver notebook category declined by 18.5% year-on-year, the desktop category, which had been on a growth trajectory until last quarter, also declined by 7% year-on-year. Both the consumer and commercial segments were in the red, declining by 17% and 13.8% year-on-year respectively.
The education and government segments continued to drive the PC market. Government-driven education projects for states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu propelled the education segment, which grew by 43.7% year-on-year. HP led the market with a share of 31.1% in the quarter. It grew strongly in both the consumer and commercial segments. Lenovo stood second with a share of 16.2%, but declined by 30.2% year-on-year.
While premium notebooks ($1,000) declined by 30.7% year-on-year primarily due to very limited enterprise orders, there was some optimism as the category witnessed a strong 39% QoQ growth. The online channel declined by 15.8% YoY but has started picking up and is expected to do well in the next quarter.
Bharath Shenoy, senior market analyst in IDC India, said that the India consumer PC segment has started showing signs of recovery. “Despite a YoY double-digit decline, it clocked a double-digit QoQ growth. PC vendors successfully ran college campaigns and got good traction ,” he said .
While the volume driver notebook category declined by 18.5% year-on-year, the desktop category, which had been on a growth trajectory until last quarter, also declined by 7% year-on-year. Both the consumer and commercial segments were in the red, declining by 17% and 13.8% year-on-year respectively.
The education and government segments continued to drive the PC market. Government-driven education projects for states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu propelled the education segment, which grew by 43.7% year-on-year. HP led the market with a share of 31.1% in the quarter. It grew strongly in both the consumer and commercial segments. Lenovo stood second with a share of 16.2%, but declined by 30.2% year-on-year.
While premium notebooks ($1,000) declined by 30.7% year-on-year primarily due to very limited enterprise orders, there was some optimism as the category witnessed a strong 39% QoQ growth. The online channel declined by 15.8% YoY but has started picking up and is expected to do well in the next quarter.
Bharath Shenoy, senior market analyst in IDC India, said that the India consumer PC segment has started showing signs of recovery. “Despite a YoY double-digit decline, it clocked a double-digit QoQ growth. PC vendors successfully ran college campaigns and got good traction ,” he said .
