India's personal computer sales have grown up by 33% for the quarter that ended in 31st March, 2010 as compared to the same period a year ago.

It has touched 2.2 million in during the January-March period of fiscal year 2009-10. This has been informed by a leading technology consultancy and think-tank IDC. In segment wise classification, desktop computers have been the largest contributor of the sales.

The total sales of the desktop computers were found out to be 1.44 million units. This has been nearly two-thirds of the total sales of the personal computers in the first quarter of the year 2010. The desktop sales have registered 18% growth.

On the other hand, 803,000 thousand notebooks have been sold during this period of time. Notebook sales have gone up by mammoth 72% in this quarter.

Associate Vice President of IDC India, Mr. Anirban Banerjee has informed that an upward trend in consumer personal computer shipments has been seen in the quarter under review due to recovery in economy and improved consumer confidence.