Published: 25 February 2019
ID: G00356328
Analyst(s): April Adams , Neha Gupta , Wm. L. Hahn , Dean Blackmore , Ranjit Atwal , Adrian O'Connell , Hai Swinehart , John-David Lovelock
Worldwide IT spending growth in 2018 and 2019 is unrevised for the 4Q18 forecast in constant currency terms. Currency fluctuations in 2018 have caused the 2018 U.S. dollar growth rate to be revised downward by 0.7%. Technology product managers should hedge against further currency fluctuations.
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