August 26, IDC recently released a report on the global PC market quarterly tracking report, which the second quarter of 2011 PC shipments in China market has overtaken the United States totaled 18.5 million units, valued at $ 11.9 billion, 22% of the global PC market share, ranking first in the world.
From the data perspective, the same period in the United States shipped 17.7 million units, worth $ 11.7 billion, accounting for 21% of the global PC market share. For the full year, IDC expects the United States in 2011 is still the world’s largest PC market, with shipments of 73.4 million units, while shipments in the same period China was about 72.4 million units expected.
In this regard, analysts said U.S. holiday spending in the fourth quarter, ahead of China’s big push to obtain, compared with China’s third-quarter shipments will normally be contracted after the summer promotion. Calculated by year, IDC forecasts PC shipments in China will surpass the U.S. in 2012, when China and the U.S. market, PC shipments will reach 85.2 million units and 76.6 million units.
“The future development of China’s PC market is also under pressure, not only inflation, but also may be affected by the impact of the economic situation in Europe and America.” Interview, IDC Asia-Pacific is responsible for Greater China vice president of market research said of Ms. Huo Jinjie. But she also said that as the PC market is still trying to penetrate to the lower-level cities, from this perspective there is a big Chinese PC market is still positive momentum.
In addition, IDC Worldwide PC Market Tracker Loren Loverde, program vice president, also added: “China’s PC market-leading marks an important change, rising in emerging markets and mature markets are relatively stagnant … … into the United States and other markets currently China’s leading economic situation in the timing had a significant impact on it has not changed the trend, but accelerated this process. ”