PC Shipments in Asia Pacific Rebounded by 32 Percent in 4Q09, Reports IDC

IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market fell 3 percent sequentially but grew 32 percent year-on-year in 4Q09, beating forecasts by 4 percent. Nearly every country in the region posted double digit year-on-year growth, with portable PCs as a key driver. Lenovo remained the top vendor in the region in 4Q09, especially as momentum in China continued.

"It’s reassuring to see the market getting up on its feet so quickly, although that was of course being compared to a dismal 4Q08 period during the global financial crisis," said Bryan Ma, Director of Asia Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC. "An insatiable consumer thirst for Portable PCs across both mature and developing markets should continue to fuel 2010 while commercial budgets slowly recover throughout the course of the year."

In full year 2009, the region’s PC market grew 14 percent, which was up from 9 percent in 2008 but still short of the 22 percent achieved in 2007. Lenovo was yet again the top vendor on an annual basis. Even though recently resurfaced concerns about economic overheating in China is a risk to the overall market, IDC expects at least 16 percent growth for the region in 2010 followed by 18 percent in 2011.

"The Singapore PC market came in close to forecasts of 17 percent year-on-year this quarter," said Reuben Tan, Senior Manager of Asia Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC. "At this pace, the country is on track for over 10 percent growth in 2010 after a more tepid 6 percent in 2009.”

Kathy Sin, Manager of Asia Pacific Personal Systems Research at IDC, added that "Hong Kong’s PC market is doing better than we had expected with over 20 percent year-on-year growth in 4Q09, so hopefully the woes of last year are behind us as the global economic conditions continue to improve."

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