PC shipment in India declined by 2.8 per cent to 9.3 million units in 2018 compared to the previous year, mainly due to muted consumer demand and absence of large special projects in the October-December 2018 quarter, according to research firm IDC.
The shipment during the fourth quarter of 2018 stood at 1.99 million units, down by 23.8 per cent year-on-year.
The overall market saw good momentum in the first half 2018 due to stable consumer spending and the execution of special projects, IDC said.
"However, the market witnessed challenges in the second half of 2018 in both consumer and commercial segment owing to the aggressive stocking of inventory, drop in demand and impact of processor shortages," it added.
HP led the market with 31 per cent overall market share, followed by Dell (23 per cent), Lenovo (20.6 per cent), Acer (12 per cent) and Apple (3.9 per cent) in 2018.
"Despite decline in CY2018, the industry is seeing new adoption trends of traditional PCs. The market witnessed ..
