Asia-Pacific PC shipments rise 23 pct in 3Q -IDC
SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers
grew 23 percent in the third quarter of 1997 compared to the
same period last year, research firm International Data
Corporation (IDC) said on Thursday.
IDC said in a statement shipments from the region, excluding
Japan, hit 2.65 million units during the period, despite a
slowdown in Southeast Asia, where a currency crisis slowed growth.
"The PRC (China) continued its pattern of exceptional growth by
producing a 41 percent year-over-year growth rate," IDC said.
It said China accounted for 29 percent of the regional market in
the quarter.
South Korea and Australia were the next biggest markets and grew
by 14 percent and 10 percent respectively.
India, the fourth largest market, generated the highest growth
rate of 51 percent, IDC said.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) (IBM) led the market
for the fourth quarter in a row with a 7.4 percent share, but
that was down from 8.5 percent in the second quarter, it said.
Compaq (CPQ) was second with a seven percent share, followed by
South Korea's Samsung (64050.KS) with a 6.6 percent share.
Acer (ACER.SI) was fourth with a 5.7 percent share, ahead of
Hewlett-Packard (HWP), which had a 4.3 percent share.
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