MAIT has announced the findings of its Industry Performance Review for the financial year 2012-13. The annual MAIT Industry Performance Review - ITOPs is a survey of the IT hardware sectorās efforts to manage the business environment, gauge the market potential and consumer trends.
The report reveals that the total PC sales between April 2012 and March 2013, combining desktop computers, notebooks and netbooks were at 11.31 million (113.1 lakh) units, registering a growth of five per cent over the last fiscal. The sales of desktops stood at 6.77 million (67.7 lakh), units registering a growth of one per cent. Notebooks and Netbooks taken together recorded a consumption of 4.41 million (44.1 lakh) units, growing ten per cent over the last year.Ā
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V. Ramamurthy, President, MAIT, said, āThe overall IT hardware industry scenario seems to be on a conservative side with most of the markets posting either a muted growth or decline. The year 2012-13 has been the year for Tablet PC with consumers preferring Tablets over PCs as their replacement. The combination of basic functioning of a PC coupled with affordability is turning the tide favourably towards Tablet PC. That said, the SEC C households which made a significant contribution last year for PC continues to put on a strong show, registering an impressive growth of 67%. The industry is hopeful that the overall PC sales during 2013-14 will reach around 12.11 million units, registering a modest growth of 8%.ā
