Global IT Spending (In Industry & Regions)

Source http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/24/gartner_2009_it_spending
Gartner: Global IT spending will rise in 2009 (slightly): (February 2009)
Top-5 Industries where more IT spending is expected
1. Utilities
2. Healthcare
3. Government
4. Communications
5. Education
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"Gartner is forecasting that IT spending in the EMEA region will decline by 0.3 per cent (utilities do the best and services firms do the worst), while rising 4.4 per cent in Latin America and 2.9 per cent in Asia/Pacific. Brazil, India, China, Argentina, Chile, and Peru will lead the IT spending charge in these two regions, but Japan is expected to see a 0.1 per cent IT spending decline this year."
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