Abstract
Following-up on the study Western Europe Information Technology Vertical
Markets Spending Forecast 2007-2011 (IDC #M03P, July 2007), this document
provides new data and analysis for Western European IT spending trends by
vertical market for 2005-2010.
Data is consistent with IDC' s fourth-quarter Black-Book 2007. IT spending
estimates and forecasts are provided for:
- 18 vertical markets: agriculture/construction/mining; discrete manufacturing; process manufacturing; transport; communications; utilities; retail; wholesale; banking; insurance; other finance; business services; central government; local government; health; education; home; other.
- Total Western Europe and the top 5 Western European countries (Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain).
The analysis focuses on changes:
- In the vertical market IT spending outlook for 2007-2011 for total Western Europe.
- In the vertical market IT spending outlook for 2007-2011 in the top 5 Western European countries.
For more details on the IDC methodology, definitions, and forecast assumptions,
please refer to the study Western Europe Information Technology Vertical
Markets Spending, Forecast 2006-2011 (IDC #M03P, July 2007).
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