This study presents analysis of major market segments in Western Europe alongside five-year forecasts for all market sectors and countries. Since 1990, IDC's Worldwide Black Book has represented the definitive, annual overview of IT industry trends and market opportunities. The document includes complete spending forecasts for more than 30 primary market segments in 16 country markets, drawn from IDC's comprehensive local research presence in Western Europe. Now updated quarterly, the West European Black Book presents forecasts according to current assumptions relating to economic trends, end-user surveys, and supply-side data.

• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Note About Exchange Rates
    • Table: Western Europe Currency Converter
  • Definitions
    • Hardware
      • Servers
        • Volume Server Market
        • Midrange Enterprise Server Market
        • High-End Enterprise Server Market
      • Personal Computers
      • Traditional Workstations
      • Disk Systems
      • Tape Automation
      • Smart Handheld Devices
      • Printers and MFPs
      • Network Equipment
      • Other Add-Ons
    • Packaged Software
      • Applications
      • Application Development and Deployment
      • System Infrastructure Software
    • Services
      • Planning
      • Implementation
      • Operations
      • Maintenance and Support
      • Training and Education
  • Executive Summary
• Situation Overview
  • Global and Western European Economic Climate
    • Global
    • Western Europe
      • Political
      • Macroeconomic Policy
        • Interest Rates: Rising or Not?
      • Economic Forecast
      • Figure: Euro Area GDP Growth by Expenditure, 2Q03?2Q05 (% Real Change)
      • Figure: Eurozone Business Sectors and Consumer Confidence Indicators
      • Figure: Eurozone 2006 Economic and Western Europe IT Spending Forecasts (% Change Year on Year)
  • Western Europe IT Market Conditions
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Forecasts and Assumptions, 2Q05
  • Regional Analysis
    • IT Market Outlook
    • Figure: IT Spending Growth Forecast by Market, 2004?2009 (% Change)
    • Table: Western Europe IT Spending Growth, 2004-2009 (%)
      • Hardware
      • Software
        • What is the Situation Today?
        • How IT Vendors Can Help Clients
      • Services
      • Table: Growth in IT Spending in Western Europe, 2004-2009 (%)
    • Economic Expectations
      • What are the Consequences of High Oil Prices for the Economy and the Repercussion on IT Spending?
      • Figure: The Relation Between Oil and the Economy
      • Figure: Oil Prices, EU 15 Economic Data and Western Europe IT Spending (% Change Year on Year)
  • Country Analysis
    • Belgium and the Netherlands
      • Economic Expectations
        • Netherlands
        • Figure: Dutch Quarterly GDP Component Trends, 3Q04?3Q05
        • Figure: Dutch GDP and IT Spending Growth Forecast, 2005?2009
        • Belgium
      • IT Market Outlook
    • Central Europe
      • Economic Expectations
        • Germany
        • Figure: German Expenditure Components on GDP 2004?2009 and IT Spending Forecasts (% Change)
        • Figure: German Economic Confidence Indicators, June 2004?October 2005
        • Figure: German Gross Value Added, 3Q03?2Q05 (% Change)
        • Switzerland
        • Austria
      • IT Market Outlook
    • Nordics
      • Economic Expectations
        • Sweden
        • Norway
        • Finland
        • Denmark
      • IT Market Outlook
    • Southern Europe
      • Economic Expectations
        • France
        • Figure: French Quarter GDP Components, 4Q04?3Q05 (% Change QoQ)
        • Figure: French Expenditure Components on GDP and IT Spending Forecasts, 2004?2009 (% Change Year on Year)
        • Italy
        • Figure: Quarterly Trends in Italian GDP (% Change QoQ)
        • Figure: Italian Confidence Index per Sector, January 2004?October 2005
        • Figure: Italian Expenditure Components on GDP and IT Spending Forecasts, 2004?2009 (% Change)
        • Spain
        • Figure: Quarterly Trends in Spanish GDP (% Change Year on Year)
        • Figure: Spanish Expenditure Components on GDP and IT Spending Forecasts, 2003?2006 (% Change)
        • Portugal
        • Greece
      • IT Market Outlook
    • Ireland and the United Kingdom
      • Economic Expectations
        • The U.K.
        • Figure: U.K. GDP Quarterly Indicators
        • Figure: U.K. Consumer Expenditure Trend Forecasts, 2005?2009 (% Change)
        • Figure: U.K. Expenditure Components on GDP and IT Spending Forecasts, 2004?2009 (% Change)
        • Ireland
      • IT Market Outlook
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis