Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Return To Double-Digit Growth for First Time In Nearly Three Years; Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 10 Percent in Second Quarter of 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STAMFORD Stamford, town, England Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003 Driven in part by highly competitive pricing, worldwide PC shipments totaled 32.8 million units in the second quarter of 2003, a 10 percent increase from the same period last year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. preliminary results from Gartner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IT) (NYSE:ITB ITB Invitation To Bid ITB In The Beginning ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German) ITB In The Business (aka in the business service industry) ITB Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy ). The worldwide PC market has not experienced double-digit shipment growth since the third quarter of 2000. "The PC industry performed better than expected, which suggests that market conditions are improving," said Charles Smulders, vice president of Gartner's Computing Platforms See platform. Worldwide group. "However, sustained improvement will depend on economic conditions and their effect on the business upgrade cycle. Recent Gartner IT Watch survey data confirms U.S. corporate budgets remain tight." Dell, the No. 1 vendor based on unit shipments, experienced the strongest growth rate among the top-tier vendors A vendor of a product that is highly recognized for its brand name. Examples of top-tier hardware vendors are HP, IBM and Apple. as its worldwide shipments increased 29.5 percent (see Table 1). Three of the other top-tier vendors -- Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Fujitsu -- achieved growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. that surpassed the industry average. Gartner analysts noted that IBM's shipment increase is a good indicator that the business segment may be improving.
Table 1
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q03
(Thousands of Units)
2Q03 2Q03 Market 2Q02 2Q02 Market Growth
Company Shipments Share(%) Shipments Share(%) (%)
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Dell 5,770.7 17.6 4,457.8 14.9 29.5
Hewlett-Packard 5,290.8 16.1 4,717.9 15.8 12.1
IBM 2,185.4 6.7 1,926.9 6.5 13.4
Fujitsu 1,303.4 4.0 1,176.4 3.9 10.8
NEC 1,006.3 3.1 1,034.1 3.5 -2.7
Others 17,263.4 52.6 16,516.9 55.4 4.5
Total 32,820.1 100.0 29,830.0 100.0 10.0
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Note: Data includes deskbased PCs, mobile PCs and IA32 servers. HP and
Compaq are reported as one company, as are Fujitsu and Fujitsu
Siemens. Source: Gartner Dataquest (July 2003)
U.S. PC shipments in the second quarter of 2003 increased 11.1 percent (see Table 2), as the market received a boost from the consumer and education segments. "In the home market, competitive pricing and mobile PCs were important drivers," Smulders said. "Mobile PCs continued to be the hot item in the retail space." Dell increased its lead as the No. 1 vendor of PC shipments in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the second quarter. With 31.1 percent market share, Dell nearly surpassed the other top four vendors' combined unit shipment share of 32.8 percent. HP experienced strong home market sales, which helped contribute to its 14.1 percent growth rate for the quarter.
Table 2
Preliminary U.S. PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2Q03
(Thousands of Units)
2Q03 2Q03 Market 2Q02 2Q02 Market Growth
Company Shipments Share(%) Shipments Share(%) (%)
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Dell 3,688.7 31.1 2,924.8 27.4 26.1
Hewlett-Packard 2,256.8 19.0 1,977.6 18.5 14.1
IBM 688.0 5.8 661.7 6.2 4.0
Gateway 493.0 4.2 651.0 6.1 -24.3
Apple 447.0 3.8 455.0 4.3 -1.8
Others 4,273.9 36.1 3,994.0 37.5 7.0
Total 11,847.4 100.0 10,664.1 100.0 11.1
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Note: Data includes deskbased PCs, mobile PCs and IA32 servers. HP and
Compaq are reported as one company. Source: Gartner Dataquest
(July 2003)
On a global basis, Gartner analysts said all regions showed positive growth compared with a year ago. EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. exceeded growth expectations, with EMEA's increase attributed to stronger business growth. Asia Pacific fell below expectations, primarily because of the effects of SARS on business activity in China. These results are preliminary. Final statistics will be available soon to clients of Gartner's PC Quarterly Statistics Worldwide by Region program. This program offers a comprehensive and timely picture of the worldwide PC market, allowing product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
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