The European PC market (29 countries) increased by 5.5% in 2014 (1/2 - General)
- After six years of decline, the European PC market (29 countries) restarted in 2014, showing an increase of 5.5% in 2014 reaching 12 997 000 units (against 12 314 000 in 2013). Yet it is still far from the pre-crisis figures close to 16 million units, for example in 2006 and 2007.
- The three million PC units will be difficult to reach again in the coming years, Inovev forecasts a modest recovery scenario from the European market between 2014 and 2020 (forecast of 14 million sales in 2019).
- As noted above, Spain and Italy remain far below the levels their market reached before the crisis, while England has regained previous levels, thanks to very good economic conditions. France and Germany are between these two extremes.
- Overall, Western Europe (17 countries) increased less in 2014 than in Eastern Europe, 4.8% against 16.5%, respectively, but it is true that Eastern Europe decreased much more between 2007 and 2013 (35% against 22% for the western part). The second half (+ 4.5%) was slightly worse than the first (+ 6.5%), and Inovev expects that the two first quarters of 2015 will experience lower growth than in 2014.
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