According to the report from International Data Corporation (IDC) worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2014 have reached 73.4 million units which is a decline of 4.4 percent compared to the same quarter last year.


While it is a decline, the results were better than earlier suggested decline of 5.3 percent. The situation could be even worse but according to IDC, commercial refresh projects received a last push from the impending end of Windows XP, especially in Japan. Lower decline can also be connected to a slowing demand for tablets which helped with sales of notebooks.

Region wise, the US market has stabilized with growth near zero with shipments totaling at 14.3 million units in the first quarter while EMEA region also returned to more stable levels and performed above expectations. Japan did good, mostly due to aforementioned commercial refresh which ended up in rise of 7 percent of worldwide PC volume, highest since early 2006. Asia/Pacific region still struggles with slow demand and continue its decline.

Vendor-wise, Lenovo managed to preserve its lead in total worldwide PC shipments, closely followed by HP, which has seen a rise of 5 percent year-on-year. Dell also grew by 9 percent, while Acer continues to work on stabilizing its PC shipments. ASUS growth slipped down in the US but had a relatively strong first quarter.





Source: IDC.com.