This study updates IDC's IT services market forecast for Western Europe published in August 2008. It highlights the changes and provides a detailed breakdown of the 2007 to 2012 market forecasts by foundation market and by country. For a more in-depth discussion of the qualitative impacts, please refer to the document Credit Crunch Becomes Economic Slowdown: The European Implications (IDC #Q86Q, November 2008).

This document updates Western European IT Services Market 2007-2012, a 3Q Forecast Update (IDC #Q78Q, September 2008). The key assumptions table can be found in Western European IT Services Market 2007 and Forecast 2008-2012 (IDC #Q01Q, April 2008).