Brazil: Growth in the Latin American PCs market
Story Filed: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 8:06 PM EST
The Latin American personal computers market grew by 10% in 1998 to 3.7mil units, compared
with 3.3mil units sold in 1997, according to a survey by Dataquest. Brazil showed a 7% growth in
the market, and Compaq led the regional market with a 24,5% growth in sales, followed by Hewlett
Packard 9,3%, and IBM up 0,5%. Compaq holds 19,3% of the regional Latin American PCs
market, IBM 10,3%, and Hewlett Pacvkard 7, 3%. On the other hand, the lap top computers
amriet grew by 29% in 1998.
Source: Jornal do Brasil Page: 15 Date: April 20, 1999 Country: Brazil Product: Computers
Company: Compaq Event: Market Information SABI (South American Business Information)
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