Dell Says Its PC Shipments Grew 5.6% For the Year, vs. Industry’s 0.4% Decline

Sales in Dell’s Client Solutions Group, which includes commercial and consumer PCs, increased 10 percent for the year ended Feb. 1, as the company “significantly outperformed the industry,” said Jeff Clarke, vice chairman-products and operations, on a Q4 call Thursday. Dell’s PC unit shipments for the year grew 5.6 percent, while the overall industry declined 0.4 percent, he said. “We have now increased our PC share for 24 consecutive quarters and have gained one point of unit share worldwide for the year.”