IDC raised the forecast for total PC shipments for 2002-2006. They are now expected to reach 199.2 mln in 2005 on growth of 11.4%, followed by shipments of 217.0 mln and growth of 9% in 2006. Emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America continue to grow by more than 20% per year while Asia/Pacific and Western Europe continue to grow in the mid- to low teens. Portable adoption and low prices remain key drivers, sustaining business replacements and boosting consumer and small business demand.
| Global PC market unit shipments and growth, 2002-2006 |
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| Region | Market | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005* | 2006* |
| Shipments, mln. of units |
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| USA | Consumer | 17.1 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 26.2 |
| Commercial | 30.5 | 32.7 | 36.5 | 39.3 | 41.9 | |
| Total | 47.6 | 52.7 | 58.3 | 63.0 | 68.1 | |
| World | Consumer | 49.9 | 56.6 | 64.2 | 72.4 | 79.1 |
| Commercial | 88.6 | 98.6 | 114.6 | 126.8 | 138.0 | |
| Total | 138.5 | 155.2 | 178.8 | 199.2 | 217.0 | |
| Growth, % | ||||||
| USA | Consumer | 17.3% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 10.8% | |
| Commercial | 7.2% | 11.7% | 7.8% | 6.4% | ||
| Total | 10.8% | 10.6% | 8.0% | 8.1% | ||
| World | Consumer | 13.4% | 13.5% | 12.8% | 9.2% | |
| Commercial | 11.3% | 16.2% | 10.6% | 8.8% | ||
| Total | 12.0% | 15.2% | 11.4% | 9.0% | ||
| Source: IDC | ||||||