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Japan PC 2006-2010 Forecast and 2Q06 Vendor Shares: User Analysis

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: January 2007
Product Code: R104-28764
Description

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report analyzes Japan's PC market in 2Q06. Besides illuminating the current trends, we also provide a market forecast. In the product trend analysis, we explore the factors that influence PC unit shipments. The products covered in this study include x86 servers, desktops and portable PCs (all product types). The annual data in this study for the years up to 2005 are actual values while the data for 2006 and beyond are forecast values. As for quarterly data, the data pertaining to the period up to 2Q06 (April?June) are actual values while the data pertaining to 3Q06 (July?September) and beyond are forecast values. All data are updated as of September 2006.

"Consumer spending is flowing toward digital home appliances such as thin-model TV and the consumer home PC market is already saturated. To increase shipments amid this situation, it is important for vendors to create new demand and increase the level of satisfaction by catering to the finical needs of users," observes Kosuke Kusano, research analyst, Personal Computing, IDC Japan.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Data Sources

Revision of Past Data

Situation Overview

Market Overview

Figure: Japan PC Shipments and Year-on-Year Growth Rates, 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Japan Home/Business PC Shipments and Year-on-Year Growth Rates, 1Q04?2Q06

Home PC Market

Business PC Market

Table: Japan Home/Business PC Shipments, 2Q06 (Units)

Vendor Trends

Table: Japan PC Shipments by Vendor, 2Q06 (Units)

Home PC Market

Figure: Japan Client Home PC Shipments: Top 5 Vendors, 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Japan Client Home PC Shipments: Top 6?10 Vendors, 1Q04?2Q06

Business PC Market

Figure: Japan Client Business PC Shipments: Top 3 Vendors, 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Japan Client Business PC Shipments: Top 4?7 Vendors, 1Q04?2Q06

User Trend Analysis

Volatile Unit Shipment Trends in Home PC Market

Figure: Japan Client Home PC Shipments and Year-on-year Growth Rates by Form Factor, 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Japan Client Home PC Average Price Trends by Form Factor, 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Home PC User Survey: Products Desired In Two Years

Figure: Japan Home PC Shipments, Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (Thin-Model TV), and Economic Watchers Survey (Household Activity-Related DI), 1Q04?2Q06

Figure: Penetration Rates: Durable Consumer Goods (General Households), March 2006

Figure: Home PC User Survey: Purchase Sentiments

Table: Japan Client Home PC Shipments/Year-on-Year Growth: Desktop/Portable, 1Q04-2Q06 (Thousand Units)

Table: Japan Consumer Thin-Model TV Shipments, 1Q04-2Q06 (Thousand Units)

Table: Economic Watchers Survey Diffusion Index (Household Activity-Related), 1Q04-2Q06

Future Outlook

Forecast and Assumptions

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Japan PC Market, 2006-2010

Market Context

Figure: Japan Client Home PC Shipments and Forecast, 1Q06?4Q07

Figure: Japan Client Business PC Shipments and Forecast, 1Q06?4Q07

Japan PC Market Forecast

Table: Japan Home/Business PC Shipments Quarterly Forecast, 1Q06-4Q07 (Units)

Table: Japan Home/Business PC Shipments Annual Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units)

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

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Related Research

Definitions

PC: Personal Computer

Product Type: Form Factor

Display Type

User Segment

Sales Channels

Measures

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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