Worldwide PC 2014–2018 Forecast Update: November 2014
This IDC Forecast Update presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace for the near future. It incorporates the latest data from 3Q14 with the market forecast to 2018. It is valid as of November 2014 and provides forecast and growth figures for PC shipments at the worldwide level and for key regional markets. Details include unit, value, and average selling price (ASP) figures, including compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) for 2014–2018. For comparison purposes, the tables in this document also include historical figures for 2011–2013.
Regional details are also provided for PCs by form factor and dollar value of shipments for the United States, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ), Japan, and the rest of the world (ROW).
- IDC Opinion
- In This Forecast Update
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Future Outlook
- Worldwide Update and Outlook
- Regional Update and Outlook
- United States
- Western Europe
- Japan
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan)
- Rest of World
- Average System Price Outlook
- Form Factor Outlook
- Assumptions
- Market Context
- Essential Guidance
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- Related Research
- Drivers/Inhibitors
- Definitions
- Historical Market Values and Exchange Rates
- Table: Worldwide PC Shipments by Region, 2011–2018 (000)
- Table: Worldwide PC Value of Shipments by Region, 2011–2018 ($M)
- Table: Worldwide PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: U.S. PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: Western Europe PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: Japan PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: Rest of World PC Shipments, Value of Shipments, and Average System Price by Form Factor, 2011–2018
- Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the Worldwide PC Market, 2014–2018
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide PC Market, 2014–2018
- Table: Short-Term Accelerators and Inhibitors in the Global PC Market
- Table: Long-Term Accelerators and Inhibitors in the Global PC Market
- Table: Geographic Categories by Region