Outlook 2008

U.S. IT Spending by Region and Vertical

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	27
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC03992

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Summary

This IDC study reviews U.S. IT spending trends by region and vertical. To provide an understanding of each region's dominant IT spenders, the Situation Overview uses economic and IT market data to establish the largest industry and state IT investors for 2007. The Future Outlook assesses forecasts and critical business initiatives and identifies pockets of opportunity for 2008. In our final section, we give guidance for approaching IT investors in 2008.

According to Monika Kumar, program manager of IDC's U.S. Vertical Markets research,"Going to market in 2008 will be challenging, as economic indicators point to a lackluster economy and increasingly tighter IT budgets. Instead of IT projects being abandoned altogether, the nature of projects will change and pockets of opportunity will present themselves in certain industries and geographic regions. For example, although industries such as financial services and retail will curtail overall IT spending and only undertake key strategic projects, healthcare providers in states such as California, Texas, and Florida will face a surge in demand as the need to support their aging population will necessitate an increase in IT investment to boost productivity and cut costs."

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Region Definitions
Situation Overview
- The U.S. Economy in 2007
- Figure: U.S. GDP Growth, 1Q06?3Q07
- Table: U.S. IT Spending by Region, 2006 and 2007 ($M)
- Midwest
- Figure: U.S. Midwest IT Spending Share by Vertical, 2007
- Northeast
- Figure: U.S. Northeast IT Spending Share by Vertical, 2007
- South
- Figure: U.S. South IT Spending Share by Vertical, 2007
- West
- Figure: U.S. West IT Spending Share by Vertical, 2007
Future Outlook
Table: U.S. GDP by Region, 2006-2011 ($B)
Figure: U.S. Real GDP and Equipment and Software Investment Year-over-Year Growth, 2004-2006 and 1Q07?3Q07
Table: U.S. IT Spending by Region, 2006-2011 ($M)
Table: U.S. IT Spending by Industry, 2008
- Largest Opportunities in 2008
  - Manufacturing
    - Discrete Manufacturing
    - Table: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    - Figure: U.S. Discrete Manufacturing IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
    - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Discrete Manufacturing, 2007
    - Process Manufacturing
    - Table: U.S. Process Manufacturing IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
    - Figure: U.S. Process Manufacturing IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
    - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Process Manufacturing, 2007
  - Communications and Media
  - Table: U.S. Communications and Media IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
  - Figure: U.S. Communications and Media IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
  - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Communications and Media, 2007
  - Banking
  - Table: U.S. Banking IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
  - Figure: U.S. Banking IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
  - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Banking, 2007
- Emerging Opportunities in 2008
  - Communications and Media
  - Healthcare
  - Table: U.S. Healthcare IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
  - Table: Share of U.S. 65+ Population by Region, 2005
  - Table: Share of U.S. 65+ Population for the Top States, 2005
  - Figure: U.S. Healthcare IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
  - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Healthcare Providers, 2007
  - Professional Services
  - Table: U.S. Professional Services IT Spending by Region, 2007 and 2008 ($M)
  - Figure: U.S. Professional Services IT Spending Share by Technology Segment, 2008
  - Figure: Critical Business Initiatives for U.S. Professional Services, 2007
Essential Guidance
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