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PC market sales 2001-2005

IDC released PC sales numbers for the United States and Worldwide. The sales volume for 2004 is estimated, and sales volume for 2005 is current IDC forecast, which predicts the market growth by 11.
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IDC released PC sales numbers for the United States and Worldwide. The sales volume for 2004 is estimated, and sales volume for 2005 is current IDC forecast, which predicts the market growth by 11.3%.

Region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
USA Units (mln)          
Consumer 15.5 17.1 20.0 21.4 22.5
Commercial 30.5 30.5 32.7 36.6 40.8
Total 46.1 47.6 52.7 58.0 63.3
Worldwide Units (mln)          
Consumer 48.3 49.8 56.6 63.5 68.6
Commercial 87.4 88.4 98.1 113.7 126.6
Total 135.6 138.2 154.7 177.2 195.1
USA Growth (%)          
Consumer   9.8% 17.3% 6.9% 5.1%
Commercial   -0.1% 7.2% 12.0% 11.4%
Total   3.2% 10.8% 10.1% 9.1%
Worldwide Growth (%)          
Consumer   3.3% 13.6% 12.1% 8.0%
Commercial   1.2% 11.0% 15.9% 11.3%
Total   1.9% 11.9% 14.5% 10.1%
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