Japan's PC Shipments Predicted to Surpass 10 Million Units in 2000: IDC Survey
July 16, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Japan's shipments of personal computers will top 10 million units in calendar year 2000, a double-digit rise of 11.5 percent from 1999.
Unit shipments of PCs also are anticipated to soar 26 percent from 1998 to 9,983,000 units, according to a survey released July 13 by International Data Corp. (IDC) Japan.
The survey has attributed the possible rally in PC shipments in 1999 to a rise in PC households because customers, including existing PC users, are inclined to buy new PCs to get better access to the World Wide Web and meet their e-mail needs.
Notably, 1999 shipments of home-use PCs are estimated at 4,126,000 units, up 56 percent from a year ago, bringing up the ratio of PC households to the total to 28.1 percent, which accounts for 41.3 percent of all the PC shipments, the survey said.
In addition, 1999 shipments of PCs for business will increase 10.9 percent from 1998 to 5,857,000 units. Although a tax reduction for PC potential users, which started in April and is likely to continue into March 31, 2000, will contribute to boosting shipments, along with the introduction of new products safe against damage from the Y2K problem, the buying incentives would be limited due to a delay in the economic recovery, the survey concluded.
(BizTech News Dept.)
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