Beancounters at Context have been adding up some numbers and worked out that revenues from desktop monitors through Western European distributors showed strong growth in early Q4 2018.
The first half of the fourth quarter built on the growth seen in the previous three quarters of the year with sales were primarily fuelled by business monitors, with gaming monitors making a significant contribution to revenue growth.
The combined sales of business and gaming monitors increased 16 percent year on year early in the quarter.
Dominika Koncewicz, senior analyst for displays at Context, said: “Sales of monitors are expected to continue to grow for the remainder of the last quarter of 2018. While the business part of the market is likely to drive the trend, vendors will continue to focus on premium consumer models with high margins to maximise revenues from the still-profitable gaming segment.”
November saw growth slow with the sales of less expensive business montors being the reason. More than 20 percent of sales were models with an average selling price of less than €100.
Consumer sales were less than expected in November, at six per cent year on year, with gaming monitors accounting for 41 percent of revenues in that category, compared with 29 percent over the same period last year.
