BRATISLAVA, November 1, (WEBNOVINY)- The total volume of Slovakia’s market with information technologies is expected to reach USD 1.57 billion this year, which is a 1.6-percent growth from a year ago. The figures come from an analysis by the company IDC according to which 33 percent of this year’s expenditures will be that of the consumer sector and 25 percent will fall on the industrial sector. Regarding individual IT segments hardware will dominate with a 44-percent share on the total volume of the market. IT services should swallow up 39 percent of expenditures and software 17 percent, based on the analysis.
The company estimates that next year the country’s IT sector will grow 6.9 percent and the volume of expenditures should thus climb to USD 1.67 billion. In 2013 the positive trend is expected to continue when the analysis sees the IT market’s growth at 7.4 percent and expenditures at almost USD 1.8 billion. In the following years the growth should decelerate but remain at some 6 percent.
Within the CEE region Romania should report the highest y/y growth of the IT market this year of almost 7 percent followed by Poland with 5 percent and Slovenia with nearly 3 percent. Slovakia should come fifth. The IT market should increase globally 7.9 percent this year.
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