IDC: Notebook shipments rise more than 9 percent in Western Europe

IDC announces that the PC market in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region has experienced modest growth. In Western Europe, a total of 9.2 percent more laptops were delivered, for the entire PC market the growth was 3.1 percent compared to last year.

According to IDC, the growth in the number of laptop deliveries is partly explained by a large inventory in Western Europe and favorable exchange rates against the dollar. Breaking down into consumer and business laptops, growth was 7.5 and 11.2 percent in Western Europe, respectively. The desktop market saw a 12 percent drop in shipments across the emea region. The PC market consists of desktops, laptops and workstations, according to IDC.

The growth of the total PC market in Western Europe, which IDC estimates at 3 percent, is mainly due to sales in countries such as France and Germany. The organization mentions growth figures of 8.2 and 5.8 percent respectively. The UK, Italy and Spain show negative numbers, with the strongest decline of around 8 percent in the UK and minor declines in the other countries. IDC attributes the growth in laptop shipments in this region to shortfalls caused by lack of SSDs and memory, and the demand for thin and light PCs.

IDC lists the five largest manufacturers, which together account for 77.4 percent of the PC market. Those are HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and Asus. Of these parties, Acer experienced the largest growth compared to last year, with a percentage of about 35 percent. The company is followed by Dell at about 10 percent, HP at 4.4 percent and Lenovo at 1.4 percent. Asus registered a 5.6 percent decline, and IDC says the manufacturer “has faced challenges in laptop pricing and inventory.”