Gartner Says Asia/Pacific PC Shipments Increased 11 Percent in Third Quarter of 2003
SINGAPORE, November 6, 2003 — PC shipments in Asia/Pacific totaled 7.7 million units in the third quarter of 2003, a 11 percent increase from the previous year period according to Gartner, Inc. The PC market was driven by strong growth in the mobile PC segment. Shipments of mobile PCs grew 41 percent in the third quarter of 2003 in the Asia/Pacific region, which excludes Japan.
"The momentum of mobile PCs will continue as telecommuting becomes more popular and accepted, coupled with a wide choice of performance and price points of mobile PCs which make them attractive and affordable to users," said Lillian Tay, principal analyst for Gartner's Hardware and Systems Asia/Pacific group.
"Of all mobile PCs shipped in Asia/Pacific, Intel Pentium M processor-based mobile PCs have increased from a market share of 12 percent in the second quarter to 31 percent in the third quarter of 2003," Tay said. "Strong demand came from Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Availability of wireless LAN infrastructure, matured IT users, coupled with aggressive Centrino promotions from vendors have stimulated the uptake."
Nearly all countries in the region had an increase in PC shipments in the third quarter of 2003, with Thailand having the strongest growth, at 73.5 percent (see Table 1). South Korea was the only country in the region to suffer a decline in shipments.
Table 1
Asia/Pacific PC Unit Shipment Estimates by Country for 3Q03 (Units)
Countyr/Region
3Q03 Shipments
3Q03 Market Share (%)
3Q02 Shipments
3Q02 Market Share (%)
Growth (%)
China
3,599,039
46.4
3,317,431
47.4
8.4
Australia
731,220
9.4
617,027
8.8
18.5
South Korea
727,711
9.4
812,626
11.6
-10.4
India
655,229
8.4
535,601
7.7
22.3
Taiwan
641,761
8.3
590,226
8.4
8.7
Thailand
386,294
5.0
222,618
3.2
73.5
Malaysia
238,280
3.1
219,358
3.1
8.6
Indonesia
169,936
2.2
137,087
2.0
24.0
Hong Kong
169,482
2.2
156,725
2.2
8.1
Singapore
137,285
1.8
129,634
1.9
5.9
New Zealand
121,496
1.6
93,120
1.3
30.5
Philippines
79,650
1.0
76,792
1.1
3.7
Vietnam
53,449
0.7
46,950
0.7
13.8
Rest of Asia/Pacific
46,074
0.6
43,516
0.6
5.9
Total
7,756,906
100.0
6,998,711
100.0
10.8
Note: Data includes deskbased PCs, mobile PCs, and IA32 servers.
Source: Gartner Dataquest (November 2003)
China continued to lead the region by a large margin, but the country did experience a slight decline in market share in the third quarter of 2003, from 47.4 percent in the third quarter of 2002 to 46.4 percent in the third quarter of 2003. "Summer vacation promotions started earlier toward the end of the second quarter to capture belated purchases after SARS, which resulted in fewer shipments in the third quarter," said Annie Chung, principal analyst for Gartner's Hardware and Systems Asia/Pacific group.
All vendors in the top five listing had double-digit growth rates in the third quarter of 2003 (see Table 2). Hewlett-Packard and Dell had the strongest growth rates among the top-tier vendors. Gartner analysts attribute their success to aggressive promotions and lower prices, as well as venturing to new business segments helped them increase their market share this quarter at the expense of other vendors.
Table 2
Asia/Pacific PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q03 (Units)
Company
3Q03 Shipments
3Q03 Market Share (%)
3Q02 Shipments
3Q02 Market Share (%)
Growth (%)
Legend
745,960
9.6
664,478
9.5
12.2
Hewlett-Packard
716,179
9.2
527,576
7.5
35.7
IBM
509,794
6.6
410,117
5.9
24.3
Dell
472,812
6.1
307,502
4.4
53.8
Acer
335,303
4.3
271,386
3.9
23.5
Others
4,976,858
64.2
4,817,652
68.8
3.3
Total
7,756,906
100.0
6,998,711
100.0
10.8
Note: Data includes deskbased PCs, mobile PCs, and IA32 servers.
Source: Gartner Dataquest (November 2003)
In the third quarter, from the major markets perspective, demand in the business segment increased 3 percent from the same period last year, while the home, government and education segments saw double-digit growth rates.
"The business segment is anticipated to perform better this year, as our year-to-date data shows growth rates already exceeding that of the previous year," Tay said. "The business segment has been spending and demand will continue to strengthen in the coming quarters as the replacement of PC continues."
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