BEIJING -- China's personal computer (PC) sales to individual consumers surged in August, boosted by rising demand, an industrial report showed.
China's PC sales to individual consumers reached 2.69 million units in August, up 10.2 percent year-on-year, according to the report released by global market research firm International Data Corporation.
Laptop sales were especially robust in the back-to-school shopping season, jumping 18.4 percent from a year ago.
However, PC sales for commercial use went down 4.1 percent year-on-year to 4.97 million units.
