According to an industry lobby, the total sales of personal computers, which comprise desktops and laptop computers, witnessed an increase of 18 percent during the last financial year at over 8.03 million units.

The industry projects that the total sales of personal computers will hit 9.35 million units mark in the existing fiscal, recording a 16% increase.

The Manufacturer's Association for Information Technology (MAIT) said, "The total PC sales between April 2009 and March 2010, with desktop computers, notebooks and netbooks taken together, were 8.03 million (80.3 lakh) units, registering a growth of 18 per cent over the last fiscal."

Individually, the sale of desktops recorded a 5% increase with 5.52 million units, and notebooks and netbooks together saw an increase of 65% with more than 2.5 million units.

The notebook sales, which had suffered badly in the previous year made a phenomenal comeback during the year 2009-10 with a remarkable growth of 65 percent over the previous year, the release said.

Mr. Ravi Aggarwal, president, MAIT stated, "Easing of the economic slowdown and improved sentiments among both the consumer and business segment are the reasons behind the impressive growth of the PC market, especially during the second half of the year 2009-10."

The bi-annual industry performance review had surveyed over 15,000 respondents selected randomly across 17 cities in India. (With Inputs from Agencies)