The catastrophic collapse of the PC market will last at least another year

Analysts have worsened the outlook for the PC market for 2017. and announced the anticipation of growth, albeit slight, in 2018. The main hopes for the corporate segment.

IDC analysts have worsened outlook for the global PC market: in May, they had expected a decline of deliveries in 2017. 1.6% now - 2.1%. Forecast for 2016. It has not changed: Analysts expect lower supply by 7.2% (in May was voiced figure of 7.3%). For comparison, in 2015. PC shipments in the global market fell by 10.4% in 2014. - 2.1%, and in 2008,. - 9.8%.

In II quarter 2016. PC shipments in the global market decreased by 4.1%, while IDC had expected a decline of 7.5%. Less than a significant drop in the company explain the higher-than-expected demand in the US, Western Europe and Latin America.

At the same time on the world market continues to have a negative impact of factors such as political instability, currency fluctuations, rising prices for products, results of the referendum on the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union, etc..

In 2018. IDC analysts expect to see growth in PC shipments in the global market, although small. As explained IDC vice president for research of the global PC market Lauren Louverd (Loren Loverde), the trend towards stabilization of the market has already emerged. The company rely on the corporate segment: it is thanks to him in 2018. dynamics ceases to be negative, as in previous years.

Reduced demand for PCs affect the world market of information technologies since the PC is one of its segments. According to IDC, in 2016. global IT spending will be about $ 2.7 trillion, 3.3% more than in 2015.

Market growth will be limited not only by reducing the demand for computers, and a decrease in customer demand for smartphones and tablets.

In part, this eliminates the increase in demand for information technology in the financial sector and industry, said IDC vice president Stephen Minton (Stephen Minton). According to him, in 2016. large enterprises and mid-sized companies will continue to invest in new projects related to data analysis and implementation of solutions for collaboration. In 2017. Activity should display and small businesses, he added.