PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC

PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC: "PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC
Press release; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 22 March 2013]
A decline in demand for PC desktops has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to lower its estimate of PC monitors shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 36.3 million units, down from its previous forecast of 37.9 million units for the quarter. IDC also lowered its total shipment forecast for 2013 from 142.8 million units to 140.1 million units, which will represent a 6.0% on year decline. By 2017, worldwide shipments are expected to drop further to 122.2 million units."

IDC: Worldwide PC monitor shipments and market share, 4Q12
Vendor	Unit shipments	Market share
1. Samsung	5,441,953	15.0%
2. Dell	4,611,017	12.7%
3. HP	3,903,515	10.8%
4. Lenovo	3,517,063	9.7%
5. LG	3,499,907	9.6%
All Vendors	36,287,501	100%

Source: IDC, compiled by Digitimes, March 2013