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Methodology means what supporting data are you using to state your case in your paper.  Data can come from primary sources (directly collected from a source like a survey) or secondary, information that has previously been published. As this project requires you to show global trends affecting your topic, you can also use charts and graphs than you have created to do this.

Global computer hardware market value: $ million, 2009–13

Table 1: Global computer hardware market value: $ million, 2009–13

Year	$ Million	€ Million	% Growth
2009	151,390.0	113,989.9
2010	176,357.8	132,789.5	16.5%
2011	186,881.3	140,713.3	6.0%
2012	202,053.4	152,137.2	8.1%
2013	205,735.6	154,909.7	1.8%
CAGR: 2009–13	8.0%

Figure 1: Global computer hardware market value: $ million, 2009–13

United States computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

Table 1: United States computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

Year	$ Billion	€ Billion	% Growth
2009	63.3	47.6
2010	75.5	56.9	19.4%
2011	75.7	57.0	0.1%
2012	75.0	56.5	(0.8%)
2013	71.5	53.9	(4.7%)
CAGR: 2009–13	3.1%

Figure 1: United States computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

China computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

Table 1: China computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

Year	$ Billion	CNY billion	€ Billion	% Growth
2009	10.7	66.1	8.0
2010	13.5	83.5	10.2	26.5%
2011	17.0	105.2	12.8	25.9%
2012	20.7	128.2	15.6	21.9%
2013	24.8	153.5	18.7	19.7%
CAGR: 2009–13	23.5%

Figure 1: China computer hardware market value: $ billion, 2009–13

China PCs market value: $ million, 2007–11

Table 1: China PCs market value: $ million, 2007–11

Year	$ million	CNY million	€ million	% Growth
2007	19,714.8	127,247.0	14,171.0
2008	21,091.7	136,134.5	15,160.8	7.0%
2009	22,572.6	145,692.9	16,225.2	7.0%
2010	23,146.3	149,395.4	16,637.6	2.5%
2011	23,490.9	151,619.8	16,885.3	1.5%
CAGR: 2007–11	4.5%

United States PCs market value: $ billion, 2008–12

Table 1: United States PCs market value: $ billion, 2008–12

Year	$ billion	€ billion	% Growth
2008	50.8	39.5
2009	46.6	36.3	(8.3%)
2010	47.7	37.1	2.4%
2011	40.9	31.8	(14.2%)
2012	41.4	32.2	1.2%
CAGR: 2008–12	(5.0%)

Global PCs market value: $ billion, 2008–12

Table 1: Global PCs market value: $ billion, 2008–12

Year	$ billion	€ billion	% Growth
2008	182.6	142.0
2009	164.0	127.6	(10.1%)
2010	173.0	134.6	5.5%
2011	158.2	123.1	(8.6%)
2012	164.0	127.5	3.6%
CAGR: 2008–12	(2.7%)

Reference

http://advantage.marketline.com/Browse?nav=842&q=global%20computer%20hardware