Datamonitor's Computer Hardware: Extended Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Computer Hardware industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.
Scope of the Report
Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Highlights
The global computer hardware market grew by 7.6% in 2008 to reach a value of $411 billion.
In 2013, the global computer hardware market is forecast to have a value of $511.2 billion, an increase of 24.4% since 2008.
Sales of PCs account for 48.4% of the global computer hardware market’s value.
The European computer hardware market accounts for 39.2% of the global market value.
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Market Definition
The computer hardware market consists of personal computers (PCs), servers, mainframes, workstations, and peripherals. The PC market consists of the sale of both desktop and notebook personal computer hardware. Notebook PCs represent portable personal computers including laptops and tablet PCs. Peripherals/add-ons will comprise printers, monitors, networking equipment and storage devices. The market value figure relates to end-user spending on hardware.