New Delhi: Shipments of desktops, laptops and workstation computers in India were largely unchanged last year amid a global slowdown in personal computer (PC) market through 2022, which will likely persist through this year. According to a report published Thursday by market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC) India, total PC shipments for 2022 grew a marginal 0. 3%, with 14. 9 million units shipped through the year. A slowdown in consumer electronics shipments in the December quarter saw PC shipments fall 28. 5% year-on-year (YoY), in line with a near 30% drop in smartphone shipments. The decline follows the fall in PC shipments worldwide - down 28. 5% YoY, according to a 12 January report by Gartner. TRENDING STORIES See All Premium Akasa Air to place large plane order in 2023, eyes inte . . . Premium How to keep chats in check Premium How Delhi man killed partner Nikki Yadav between weddin . . . Premium iQoo Neo 7 with MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC debuts in I . . . The India market, however, remained resilient in comparison to global market, which, according to Gartner data, saw a 16. 2% YoY shipment decline. Demand for PCs from government agencies and educational firms and institutes largely drove shipments in India, after consumer interest in the segment tapered off following two years of consistent growth given work- from-home requirements in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. While government demand increased 117. 6% YoY, shipment of PCs to education firms rose 28. 3% YoY. However, enterprise PC demand fell nearly 6%, especially towards the end of 2022, as companies slowed down on device procurement due to saturation, as well as to trim discretionary expenses as inflationary concerns increased. Interestingly, enterprise demand for Apple’s MacBook line of laptops saw the brand increase its shipments by nearly 11% YoY in 2022, after deals such as its enterprise device supply order from domestic information technology large-cap, Wipro, early last year. In August last year, market researcher Counterpoint had said that Apple’s Mac shipments were expected to grow 50% YoY, amid increasing enterprise interest. According to IDC’s report, Apple ranked among the top five PC brands in the country for the first time in the December quarter, buoyed by the enterprise PC demand in the country. TOP GADGETS See All MORE FROM THIS SECTION See All Premium Premium Siemens launches first 5G routers in India: All details . . . Premium Premium 'I am perfect. They are the one's who are imperfect,' r . . . Premium Premium 'You are rude & lie', Users have complaints against . . . Premium Premium RBI's 2nd hackathon ‘Harbinger 2023’ announced; winner . . . “Apple is largely expected to be the sole outlier in the entire consumer electronics industry due to a fresh phase of demand among companies for its Mac lineup. However, the company may struggle to keep up its growth pace for consecutive years, given that it operates at a much higher price margin than other brands, and it would be difficult for the firm to get exponentially higher number of customers every successive year," Navkendar Singh, associate vice-president, client devices at IDC India, told Mint on 6 January. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shouvik Das Shouvik Das is a science, space and technology reporter for Mint and TechCircle. In his previous stints, he worked at publications such as CNN-News18 and Outlook Business. He has also reported on consumer technology and the automobile sector. Read more from this author Catch all the Technology News and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News . More Less OPEN IN APP.