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InfoTech Industry Overview

Worldwide InfoTech Market:

Amount

Unit

Date

Source

Worldwide Spending on IT

2.04

Tril. US$

2011

Forrester

Projection

2.15

Tril. US$

2012

Forrester

Worldwide Spending on IT Services

848

Bil. US$

2011

Gartner, Inc.

Projection

874

Bil. US$

2012

Gartner, Inc.

Worldwide Software Spending

268

Bil. US$

2011

Gartner, Inc.

Projection

285

Bil. US$

2012

Gartner, Inc.

Worldwide PC Shipments

352.4

Mil. Units

2011

IDC

Worldwide Semiconductor Sales

302

Bil. US$

20101

SIA

Worldwide Electronic Game Industry Revenues

65.0

Bil. US$

2011

Reuters

Worldwide Broadband Internet Subs. (incl. wireless)

1.78

Bil.

2011

ITU

Internet Users, Worldwide

2.09

Bil.

Mar-11

IWS

Worldwide Wireless Subscriptions

5.9

Bil.

2011

ITU

Projection

6.5

Bil.

2015

PRE

Worldwide Cell Phone Handset Shipments

1.82

Mil. Units

2011

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. InfoTech Market:

Amount

Unit

Date

Source

U.S. Information Technology Spending

744.5

Bil. US$

2011

PRE

Computer Services

353.6

Bil. US$

2011

PRE

Software

175.7

Bil. US$

2011

PRE

Hardware

215.3

Bil. US$

2011

PRE

Computer & Video Game Software Sales, U.S.

257.2

Mil. Units

2010

NPD

Computer & Video Game Industry Revenues, U.S.*

15.90

Bil. US$

2010

NPD

Number of Cellular Phone Subscribers, U.S.

322.9

Mil.

Jun-11

CTIA

Number of High Speed Internet Subscribers in the U.S., Home & Business (Excluding Cellular)

88.2

Mil.

Dec-11

PRE

Annualized Wireless Revenues

164.6

Bil. US$

Jun-11

CTIA

Wireless Carrier Industry Direct Jobs

243

Thous.

Jun-11

CTIA

Cellular Population Penetration

102.4

%

Jun-11

CTIA

Value of U.S. Computer & Electronics Exports

148.5

Bil. US$

20112

Census

Value of U.S. Computer & Electronics Imports

250.8

Bil. US$

20112

Census

1 Figure is an estimate. 2 Q1-Q3 2011

Forrester = Forrester Research, Inc.

IDC = International Data Corporation

CTIA = Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association

FCC = U.S. Federal Communications Commission

PRE = Plunkett Research estimate

ITU = International Telecommunications Union

SIA = Semiconductor Industry Association

IWS = InternetWorldStats

NPD = NPD Group

 

 

 

 

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