Global tablet sales stall, 6.6% growth expected - IDC

News IT Global 1 SEP 2014
Global tablet sales stall, 6.6% growth expected - IDC
Tablet computer sales are set to stall this year, prompting International Data Corporation (IDC) to almost halve its forecast for worldwide growth this year. After previously predicting that the number of tablets shipped will rise by 12.1 percent in 2014, IDC has now slashed its growth estimate to 6.5 percent, or 233.1 million units, above all due to flat sales in North America and Western Europe. However, shipments outside of North America and Western Europe will rise by 12 percent in 2014, according to IDC, following an 88 percent jump in 2013.

Future tablet growth will be fuelled by devices with screen sizes smaller than 8 inches in developing markets, where average prices are expected to fall by around 10 percent, to USD 302. As an illustration of evolving tablet usage, shipments of tablets featuring a built-in option of voice calling over cellular networks in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region reached 25 percent this quarter, representing annual growth of 60 percent. In mature markets the average selling price is set to stabilise at USD 373, said IDC.

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