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APac PC market grew marginally in Q2 2002: IDC

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DQC Bureau
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IDC’s preliminary results showed that the PC market in the Asia/Pacific

(excluding Japan) region reached 5.80 million units in Q2 2002. This is a 1.5

percent increase from Q1 and a 5.4 percent increase from the same quarter the

year before.

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Additionally, year-on-year growth rates in almost all countries in the region

have turned slightly positive. This is a pronounced improvement from Q1 2002,

when only half of the countries in the region were able to post positive

year-on-year growth.

"Although it is clear that a full recovery is not in our hands yet, the

incremental improvements observed in the Asia/Pacific region over the past two

quarters give us a glimmer of hope," said Bryan Ma, Research Manager,

Personal Systems, IDC Asia/Pacific. "Still, any dose of optimism should be

taken in moderation. The market is heavily dependent on the fragile economy,

which continues to face formidable challenges."

Many countries entered a seasonal low in Q2, but performance remained

respectable nonetheless.

DQCI NEWS BUREAU

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