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IT Spending to Suffer Due to European Debt Crisis

Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, saying they now expect spending increases to reach 3.9 percent, not the 5.3 percent predicted earlier this year. The European debt crisis is the primary culprit. The economic woes in Europe will have a negative impact on worldwide IT spending for the rest of the […]

Jul 1, 2010
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Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, saying they now expect spending increases to reach 3.9 percent, not the 5.3 percent predicted earlier this year. The European debt crisis is the primary culprit.

The economic woes in Europe will have a negative impact on worldwide IT spending for the rest of the year, according to research firm Gartner. Much of that decline is due to the devaluation of the euro vs. the U.S. dollar, according to Gartner.

The euro has been struggling since earlier this year, spilling out from countries like Greece and Spain to impact the entire European Union.

To read the original eWeek article, click here: European Crisis to Hurt IT Spending: Gartner

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