India PC mart grows 27% in Dec quarter

MUMBAI: The PC market in India continued its growth momentum registering 27% growth in shipment at 2.9 million units in the December 2020 quarter from 2.3 million units in the year-ago period, as per research firm IDC.

However, the market - comprising desktops, notebooks, and workstations - witnessed a 6.4% decline in shipment on a full-year basis with shipment at 10.27 million units in 2020 as against 10.97 million units in 2019.

During the October-December 2020 quarter, the notebook segment grew 62.1% year-on-year to contribute more than threefourths of the total shipments of 2.9 million units.The growth driver continues to be the demand from e-learning and remote working, leading to a 74.1% and 14.1% annual growth in the consumer and enterprise segments, respectively, IDC said.

E-learning and remote working needs had helped the Indian PC market log its biggest quarter in the JulySeptember 2020 with shipment rising 9.2%.