Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2013, a 4.2 per cent increase from 2012 spending of $3.6 trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The 2013 outlook for IT spending growth in US dollars has been revised upward from 3.8 per cent in the 3Q12 forecast.
Gartner analysts said much of this spending increase is the result from projected gains in the value of foreign currencies versus the dollar. When measured in constant dollars, 2013 spending growth is forecast to be 3.9 per cent.
The Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast is the leading indicator of major technology trends across the hardware, software, IT services and telecom markets. For more than a decade, global IT and business executives have been using these highly anticipated quarterly reports to recognise market opportunities and challenges, and base their critical business decisions on proven methodologies rather than guesswork.
"Uncertainties surrounding prospects for an upturn in global economic growth are the major retardants to IT growth," said Richard Gordon, managing vice president at Gartner. "This uncertainty has caused the pessimistic business and consumer sentiment throughout the world. However, much of this uncertainty is nearing resolution, and as it does, we look for accelerated spending growth in 2013 compared to 2012."
Worldwide devices spending which includes PCs, tablets, mobile phones and printers, is forecast to reach $666 billion in 2013, up 6.3 per cent from 2012 (see Table 1). However, this is a significant reduction in the outlook for 2013 compared with Gartner's previous forecast of $706 billion in worldwide devices and 7.9 per cent growth. The long-term forecast for worldwide spending on devices has been reduced as well, with growth from 2012 through 2016 now expected to average 4.5 per cent annually in current US dollars (down from 6.4 per cent) and 5.1 per cent annually in constant dollars (down from 7.4 per cent). These reductions reflect a sharp reduction in the forecast growth in spending on PCs and tablets that is only partially offset by marginal increases in forecast growth in spending on mobile phones and printers.
"The tablet market has seen greater price competition from android devices as well as smaller, low-priced devices in emerging markets," Mr Gordon said. "It is ultimately this shift toward relatively lower-priced tablets that lowers our average selling prices forecast for 2012 through 2016, which in turn is responsible for slowing device spending growth in general, and PC and tablet spending growth in particular."
Table 1. Worldwide IT Spending Forecast (Billions of US Dollars)
|
2012 Spending |
2012 Growth |
2013 Spending |
2013 Growth |
Devices |
627 |
2.9% |
666 |
6.3% |
Data Centre Systems |
141 |
2.3% |
147 |
4.5% |
Enterprise Software |
278 |
3.3% |
296 |
6.4% |
IT Services |
881 |
1.8% |
927 |
5.2% |
Telecom Services |
1,661 |
-0.1% |
1,701 |
2.4% |
Overall IT |
3,588 |
1.2% |
3,737 |
4.2% |
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