Markets such as PCs and mobile phones boosted the output value of Q2 Taiwan's information hardware by 26.8%

According to the latest data from the International Data and Information System (IDC), the demand for the benefited commercial market has increased. In the second quarter of 2010, the Taiwan information hardware market continued to grow. The total output value reached US$1.11 billion, a 26.8% increase over the same period of last year. However, it is expected that the growth in the third quarter will gradually slow down.

IDC stated that after the economic boom in 2009, the global economy began to recover steadily in 2010, and the Asia-Pacific and US markets have gradually demonstrated their growth. Global IT spending also increased from the original forecast of 3.2% to 4.1%. Since the Taiwan market is highly dependent on exports, the recovery of the global market has obviously benefited the Taiwan market.

It is expected that Taiwan IT Spending will grow from the previously expected 1.5% to 3.5%. If you look at the industry, IT spending in Taiwan's IT hardware market is expected to grow from -5.6% last year to 12.2%, which is the largest growth in all markets, and this will also drive the second quarter of the Taiwanese information hardware market.

In the second quarter, the total output value of Taiwan’s information hardware market reached US$1.11 billion, a 26.8% increase from the same period last year. IDC research manager Jiang Fangyun said: "With the steady recovery of market sentiment, not only the consumer market has shown a growth footsteps, but the commercial market has also been released from the constraints of limited IT budget spending over the past two years. The company has upgraded and updated its IT products. Compared with investment, it has been more positive in the past two years. "In the case of rising IT budget spending in the commercial market and simultaneous growth in consumer demand, the Taiwanese information hardware market has continued to grow in the second quarter.

Smart Phone and Laser MFP grow significantly

In terms of the performance of individual products in the information hardware industry, although the performance of various types of products is different, the overall situation in the first half of the year is synchronized and growing. Personal computer (PC) is still the product with the highest output value in Taiwan's overall information hardware market. As the demand for notebook computers continues to climb, the overall market share of the PC market has grown from 39.8% in the previous quarter to 42%.

In the mobile phone market, although the traditional off-season in the second quarter caused the output value of the feature phone market to decline, the mobile phone market continued to show strong performance in the second quarter thanks to the rapid growth of smart phones. . The output value of smart phones grew by 180% in the second quarter, which is the highest growth rate in all industries. With the increase in demand from the corporate market, local government and education projects, the annual growth of the Laser MFP and Projector output is as high as 69% and 55% respectively. Server and Storage benefited from the manufacturing industry. In particular, the demand for upstream and downstream investment and expansion of the semiconductor industry expanded, and the growth continued to climb. Overall, the biggest growth products in the second quarter were Smart Phone, Laser MFP and Projector.

In terms of vendor performance, Acer and Asus ranked first in the notebook market this quarter. In the mobile phone market, the top three are Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Nokia also shipped the largest smartphone market. In the server market, benefiting from corporate and government projects, IBM remains the market leader. The top three vendors are IBM, HP and Dell.

Q3 growth slows YoY estimated 5.79%

After the high growth in the first half of the year, it is expected that since the third quarter, the overall market will show a gradual growth. In addition to doubts as to whether the global economy will continue to strengthen in the second half of the year, the market demand stimulated by the large-scale revitalization of the economy and the expansion of domestic demand in the Taiwan market over the same period last year also pushed up the base period, making the momentum of market growth relatively difficult in the second half of the year. limit. It is expected that the Taiwanese IT hardware market will grow at an annual rate of 5.79% in the third quarter. After the second half of the year, it will include Media Tablets, Android phones, MPS (Managed Print Service), and the possibility of ECFA's implementation of IT procurement and demand for SMEs. Impact will be the focus of the market.