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IT Distribution Revenues Remained Under Pressure In Q4 2023, According to the IDC North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered by GTDC

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

IT distributor revenue declined 6.2% year over year to $20.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT).

Key Points: 
  • IT distributor revenue declined 6.2% year over year to $20.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT).
  • "Recovery and repercussions of the pandemic continue to impact the IT distribution market going into 2024," said Ruth Flynn , research vice president, IDC Tracker & Data Products.
  • IDC's North America Weekly Distribution Tracker and North America Monthly Distribution Tracker are built on the exclusive partnership between IDC and the Global Technology Distribution Council ( GTDC ) and provides the industry's most comprehensive view of technology distribution data and market trends in the U.S. and Canada.
  • For more information about the North America Weekly and Monthly Distribution Trackers, powered by GTDC, please contact Ruth Flynn at [email protected] .

Slow Consumer Device Sales Continue to Hold Back IT Distributor Revenues in Q3 2023, According to IDC's North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered by GTDC

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

IT distributor revenue declined 9.6% year over year to $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2023, according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT).

Key Points: 
  • IT distributor revenue declined 9.6% year over year to $19.6 billion in the third quarter of 2023, according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT).
  • The personal computing market saw a double-digit decline in revenues for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q3.
  • However, the decline appears to be leveling out as the $3.6 billion in sales recorded in Q3 was relatively flat compared to Q2.
  • This data is mapped to IDC's taxonomy with over 200 categories organized into 13 distinct product groups with detailed product attributes across categories.

Software and Network Infrastructure Sales Continued to Grow, While Device Sales Declined in the Second Quarter of 2023, According to IDC's North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered by GTDC

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

For the second consecutive quarter, the device categories of personal computing and audio/video (AV) saw double-digit year-over-year declines of 22.3% and 23.6% respectively.

Key Points: 
  • For the second consecutive quarter, the device categories of personal computing and audio/video (AV) saw double-digit year-over-year declines of 22.3% and 23.6% respectively.
  • However, these declines were slightly less severe than experienced in the first quarter of 2023.
  • In contrast, the software and network infrastructure product groups enjoyed continued growth in the quarter – up 2.7% and 43.2% year-over-year respectively – gaining some additional share of overall distribution revenues in North America.
  • The strength of software product sales through distribution is driven by system infrastructure software markets such as data replication and protection software and network security software.

Revenue Of Top-Tier North American IT Distributors Slipped From 2022 Highs But Remained Above Prior Years As Slowing Consumer Device Sales Limited Spending In Q1 2023, According To IDC's North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered By GTDC

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The decline was driven by reduced sales in consumer device categories like personal computing and AV which saw double-digit year-over-year revenue decrease by 28.3% and 24.5%, respectively.

Key Points: 
  • The decline was driven by reduced sales in consumer device categories like personal computing and AV which saw double-digit year-over-year revenue decrease by 28.3% and 24.5%, respectively.
  • On the positive side, Software, Services and Network Infrastructure enjoyed positive year-over-year growth and illustrate how dynamic the distribution channel can be.
  • As a result, personal computing slipped below software to become the second largest category for NADT revenue.
  • This data is mapped to IDC's taxonomy with over 200 categories organized into 13 distinct product groups with detailed product attributes across categories.

Slowing Consumer Device Sales Brought Down Revenue Growth of Top-Tier North American Distributors in Q4 2022, according to IDC's North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered by GTDC

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

For the full year 2022, NADT revenues reached $84.4 billion, an increase of 6.8% year on year.

Key Points: 
  • For the full year 2022, NADT revenues reached $84.4 billion, an increase of 6.8% year on year.
  • Personal computing and peripherals & accessories were each down more than 3% year on year while all other categories saw positive growth for the year.
  • In contrast, NADT revenues in the enterprise space saw strong double-digit growth (with a large boost from Seagate HDDs with over 500% growth in Q4 2022).
  • The data in this Tracker is actual sales data collected weekly from sales receipts across the largest distributors in North America for more than 1,700 brands over several years.

Growth Continues in the Third Quarter of 2022 for Top-Tier North American Distributors, according to IDC's North America Monthly Distribution Tracker, Powered by GTDC

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Of the 14 product groups covered in the NADT, only peripherals and accessories declined meaningfully with revenue down 8.2% year over year.

Key Points: 
  • Of the 14 product groups covered in the NADT, only peripherals and accessories declined meaningfully with revenue down 8.2% year over year.
  • "IT vendors are leveraging the reach and efficiency of their distributor partners as commercial buyers in particular continue to prioritize IT investments."
  • Personal computing is continuing its post pandemic stabilization with a sustained push from notebook sales, which grew 9.3% year over year.
  • For more information about the North America Weekly Distribution Tracker, powered by GTDC, please contact Ruth Flynn at [email protected] .