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Indians buy fewer computers, sales drop 7 percent
New Delhi: Slowdown-hit Indians bought fewer personal computers including notebooks and netbooks last fiscal, according to the hardware industry`s representative body.
Sales declined 7 percent to 6.79 million units from 7.34 million units in 2007-08, the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT) said here Tuesday.
According to MAIT, the slowdown impacted the notebook segment the most, which saw sales decreasing 17 percent in 2008-09 as compared to an increase of 114 percent the previous fiscal.
Desktop sales slipped 4 percent.
"The industry expects 7-8 percent growth this year. Consumer sentiment was subdued due to uncertainty in the economy in 2008-09," said MAIT executive director Vinnie Mehta.
"However, we expect sales to pick up this year," Mehta told reporters while releasing the annual report on the hardware industry`s performance last fiscal.
Internet users in the country increased to 8.6 million in 2008-09 compared to 7.2 million in the previous year.
Source:
http://siliconindia.com/shownews/Indians_buy_fewer_computers_sales_drop_7_percen
Sales declined 7 percent to 6.79 million units from 7.34 million units in 2007-08, the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT) said here Tuesday.
According to MAIT, the slowdown impacted the notebook segment the most, which saw sales decreasing 17 percent in 2008-09 as compared to an increase of 114 percent the previous fiscal.
Desktop sales slipped 4 percent.
"The industry expects 7-8 percent growth this year. Consumer sentiment was subdued due to uncertainty in the economy in 2008-09," said MAIT executive director Vinnie Mehta.
"However, we expect sales to pick up this year," Mehta told reporters while releasing the annual report on the hardware industry`s performance last fiscal.
Internet users in the country increased to 8.6 million in 2008-09 compared to 7.2 million in the previous year.
Source:
http://siliconindia.com/shownews/Indians_buy_fewer_computers_sales_drop_7_percen
