PC sales rise by 7 per cent in the first quarter

India is one of the biggest market in the world for Personal Computer (PC) and its peripheral sales. The sale of PCs is increase by 7 per cent in the first three months of the year or in the first quarter of the year. This is a good indication for the Indian PC market.

According to IDC report, HP captured 18.2% of the India PC market in terms of unit shipments in the January-March period. In this period, 16.70 lakh units of desktop and laptops were sold in India.

The first quarter sales results were quite satisfactory for the companies producing desktops and laptops in India. The high sales in the first quarter indicates the performance of the companies and the economy is recovering from the clutches of the economic slowdown.

The market is slowly gearing up despite the impact of the global slowdown in India. And it is expected that the markets will grow rapid in the next quarter. Whereas, experts believe that by the end of this year the impact of the global slowdown will weaken and the companies would back on track again.