Friday January 19 5:02am
Gartner Dataquest Says Worldwide PC
Market Growth Was Less Than 15
Percent in 2000
BusinessWire
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2001--Because of
slowed growth during the fourth quarter of 2000, the worldwide
personal computer industry posted moderate gains for the year,
according to preliminary results from Dataquest Inc., a unit of
Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB). Worldwide PC shipments totaled
134.7 million units in 2000, an increase of 14.5 percent over 1999
shipments (see Table 1). PC shipments in the United States grew 10.3
percent in 2000.
"The PC industry was hurt by a sluggish 2000 fourth quarter when
worldwide PC shipments increased just 10 percent and U.S. shipments
increased 6.4 percent," said Charles Smulders, principal analyst of
Gartner Dataquest's Computing Platform Worldwide group. "The downturn
in growth is concrete evidence that saturation in key segments is
playing an increasingly important role in overall market growth, with
new shipments unable to mask the effects of economic cycles on
replacement buying.
"The timing of the economic downturn was unfortunate for the
industry in the sense that it coincided with the largest home sales
quarter, a segment that is typically the fastest to respond to
economic uncertainty. However, preliminary estimates also point to a
weak professional market performance as well."
Table 1
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2000
(Thousands of Units)
-0-
*T
2000 2000 Market 1999 1999 Market
Shipments Share(%) Shipments Share(%) Growth(%)
Company
Compaq 17,203 12.8 15,870 13.5 8.4
Dell 14,536 10.8 11,459 9.7 26.9
Hewlett-Packard 10,237 7.6 7,600 6.5 34.7
IBM 9,162 6.8 9,331 7.9 -1.8
NEC 5,848 4.3 6,045 5.1 3.3
Gateway 5,110 3.8 4,745 4.0 7.7
Others 72,642 53.9 62,577 53.2 16.1
Total Market 134,738 100.0 117,626 100.0 14.5
*T
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs and PC servers.
Source: Gartner Dataquest (January 2001)
Dell and HP were the only top-tier vendors to experience growth
rates above the industry average both worldwide and in the United
States (see Tables 1 and 2). Some of Dell's success was attributed to
its aggressive pricing strategy during the quarter. Gartner Dataquest
analysts said HP continued to leverage its strong consumer franchise
and solid support of the retail channel.
Table 2
Preliminary U.S. PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 2000
(Thousands of Units)
-0-
*T
2000 2000 Market 1999 1999 Market
Company Shipments Share(%) Shipments Share(%) Growth(%)
Dell 9,430 19.1 7,263 16.2 29.8
Compaq 7,615 15.4 7,234 16.1 5.3
Hewlett-Packard 5,641 11.4 3,939 8.8 43.2
Gateway 4,271 8.6 4,021 9.0 6.2
IBM 2,674 5.4 3,290 7.3 -18.7
Others 19,800 40.1 19,065 42.5 17.4
Total Market 49,432 100.0 44,811 100.0 10.3
*T
Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs and PC servers.
Source: Gartner Dataquest (January 2001)
"While lower growth rates during the fourth quarter last year made
for a disappointing quarter for the industry, it does help allay some
of the fears of inventory overhang going into the first quarter of
2001, particularly in the U.S. retail market," Mr. Smulders said.
"This is better news for the industry, both because it suggests that
vendors were able to take some action to stem and reduce the build up
evident in the early part of the quarter, and the anticipated sell off
of excess finished goods' impact on 2001 first quarter shipments
should be less pronounced."
These results are preliminary. Final statistics will be available
soon to clients of Gartner Dataquest's PC Quarterly Statistics
Worldwide by Region program. This program offers a comprehensive and
timely picture of the worldwide PC market, allowing product planning,
distribution, marketing and sales organizations to keep abreast of key
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Table 1 Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment
Estimates for 2000 (Thousands of Units) -0- *T
Contact:
Gartner Group, Inc.
Tom McCall, 408/468-8312
tom.mccall@gartner.com
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