Gartner's Dataquest Says Latin America PC Market Grew 51 Percent in Second Quarter 2000
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2000--Driven by strong
demand in the home market, Latin America PC shipments totaled 1.5
million units in the second quarter of 2000, an increase of 51 percent
over the same period last year, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of
Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB). PC shipments into the home
market in the second quarter of 2000 grew 99 percent over second
quarter shipments in 1999.
"Compaq was the No. 1 vendor in the region as it increased its
market share because of its strong brand awareness and recognition and
the company's ability to handle product fulfillment in the various
market segments," said Luis Anavitarte, director for Dataquest's Latin
America research. "On a regional scale, Compaq and the white box
manufacturers are satisfying the strong demand in the home segment.
Many of the other vendors have indeed miscalculated the growth of this
highly competitive segment, which is driven by the explosion of the
Internet."
Hewlett-Packard showed the strongest growth among top-tier vendors
due to competitive pricing and more product availability in the home
segment in Mexico. Compaq and Alaska were the other top-tier vendors
to experience stronger growth than the overall average in the region
(see Table 1).
Table 1
Latin America PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for Second
Quarter 2000 (Units)
2Q00 2Q00 Market 2Q99 2Q99 Market Growth
Company Shipments Share (%) Shipments Share (%) (%)
Compaq 365,326 24.3 235,535 23.6 55.1
Hewlett-Packard 78,345 5.2 48,016 4.8 63.2
IBM 77,476 5.2 87,361 8.7 -11.3
Acer 63,470 4.2 67,763 6.8 -6.3
Alaska 53,179 3.5 34,915 3.5 52.3
Dell 51,215 3.4 37,402 3.7 36.9
Others 814,531 54.1 487,654 48.8 67.0
Total Market 1,503,542 100.0 998,646 100.0 50.6
Source: Dataquest (August 2000)
The top three countries in the region, Brazil, Mexico, and
Argentina, accounted for 75 percent of the PC shipments. Recovering
from a weak second quarter last year, Brazil's PC shipments increased
93 percent this quarter, as it accounted for 39 percent of the market.
Shipments in Mexico grew 34 percent, as it accounted for 26 percent of
the market, and Argentina was the No. 3 country as shipments were up
57 percent, and it had more than 10 percent of PC shipments in the
region.
Dataquest's Personal Computer Quarterly Statistics Latin America
program surveys the leading worldwide and local PC makers in Latin
America. This program offers the most detailed and timely information
on the Latin America PC market. Additional information on this program
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