Worldwide PC shipment growth slipped to 7.9% in Q3 2006, according to IDC. Overall growth was down from 9.8% in Q2 2006 and double-digit growth over the prior three years. International shipments continued to expand at roughly 11% YTY, but slow growth in the United States pulled down overall results.
| Global PC market in Q3 2006 | |||||
| Q3 2006 | Q3 2005 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY |
| HP | 9,831 | 17.2% | 8,540 | 16.1% | 15.1% |
| Dell | 9,803 | 17.2% | 9,465 | 17.9% | 3.6% |
| Lenovo | 4,447 | 7.8% | 4,054 | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Acer | 3,418 | 6.0% | 2,546 | 4.8% | 34.3% |
| Toshiba | 2,385 | 4.2% | 1,982 | 3.7% | 20.4% |
| Others | 27,168 | 47.6% | 26,292 | 49.7% | 3.3% |
| Total | 57,052 | 100.0% | 52,879 | 100.0% | 7.9% |
| Source: IDC | |||||