Global PC monitor shipments were slightly below 35 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decrease of 0.4% compared to the previous quarter, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).<\/p>\n
The advisory firm noted however that this decline was 2.9% more than forecast.<\/p>\n
The -3.8% year-over-year growth in 4Q13 was largely due to declining PC desktop sales, the IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker found.<\/p>\n
“Dell and HP both saw increases in unit shipments for the worldwide PC monitor market for the second time in a down year,” said Jennifer Song, research analyst, Worldwide Trackers at IDC.<\/p>\n
“At a regional level, EMEA experienced the largest positive growth during the fourth quarter, with Italy and Spain posting the biggest gains.”<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2014, IDC is forecasting a quarter-over-quarter decline of 9.0% in worldwide shipments to 31.7 million units.<\/p>\n
However, the advisory firm slightly raised its total shipment forecast for the full year 2014 from 125.2 million units to 125.6 million units, which represents a decline of 8.6% compared to 2013.<\/p>\n
By 2018, worldwide shipments are expected to drop further to 104.8 million units, as the adoption of mobile devices at lower price points is expected to continue, the IDC said.<\/p>\n
Vendors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Another tough year expected for PC market<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n More trouble for the PC market<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n PC market doing better than expected<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
More on the IDC<\/h3>\n