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PC Shipments (from 25) conditions,” said Kitagawa. “While laptop
demand among large enterprises sharply
ket-share difference from HP, recording decreased in the third quarter of 2022,
year-over-year growth in the desktop mar- small and midsize businesses did not show
ket in all regions except Asia Pacific. How- as steep a drop.”
ever, Dell’s laptop shipments declined in all
regions except Japan. Dell secured the top spot in the U.S. PC
market based on shipments with 26.8%
Regional Overview market share, while HP followed with a
The U.S. PC market declined 17.3% in the 23.2% share.
third quarter of 2022, the fifth consecu-
tive quarter of year-over-year shipment Asia-Pacific declined
decline. Excluding Japan, the Asia Pacific market
declined 16.6% year-over-year, largely
Slowed laptop sales drove the overall U.S. due to slowed shipments in China.
market down, but the desktop market
showed modest growth driven by pent up In the third quarter of 2021, China had
demand among businesses as well as pub- almost fully resumed normal daily life and
lic sector purchases. economic activity, but lockdowns this year
across different cities slowed business op-
“Inflation is the biggest concern in the U.S. erations and led to decreased PC demand
market, but smaller businesses are show- across the government, enterprise and
ing relative optimism about macro-eco- consumer markets. gartner.com
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