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PC Sales in China to Recover from Small Decline: IDC

Sales of personal computers (PCs) in China are projected to rebound beyond 2003 from a modest fall this year, spurred by demand from the education sector, according to a research released Monday by International Data Corp.


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Sales of personal computers (PCs) in China are projected to rebound beyond 2003 from a modest fall this year, spurred mainly by demand from the education sector, a research report by International Date Corp. (IDC) said Monday.

Despite declining to give actual figures, IDC forecast PC sales in China to rise by 18 percent this year, down from the 22 percent growth rate in 2001.

In 2001, PC sales in the country totaled 8.8 million units.

But this figure is expected to grow to 21.6 million by 2006, at an annual growth rate of 20 percent, IDC said.

The research house gave no projections of PC sales for 2002 to 2005.

"PC growth in 2002 is expected to be moderate by PRC (People's Republic of China) standards but IDC expects the market to resume to its growth track from 2003 onwards," research director Kitty Fok said.

She said the education market would remain the key driver of PC sales growth in the world's most populous nation as the government seeks to raise Internet access in schools across the country.

But consumer demand for PC is set to be relatively sluggish, IDC said, citing the high PC penetration rates in major cities and the global slowdown last year as factors that hurt demand.


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