English: While developed countries in Western Europe and the U.S. are experiencing slight PC sales slumps, several emerging markets such as Russia are growing and changing the PC marketplace. The Russian economy “is more unified than Western Europe as a whole,” said Loren Loverde, vice president of IDC research.

IDC expects to see PC sales in Russia climb from 12.3 million units shipped in 2011 to 13.5 units in 2012. However, Dmitri Konash, general manager of Intel Russia, believes it’s possible for Russia to ship 16 million PCs in 2012. “That would mean 20% growth,” Konash said.

Intel Free Press story: Russia's Middle Class Drives Thriving PC Market. Improved living standards, computer literacy and Internet access combined with a significant drop in prices, are making PCs attractive and accessible to more people.