Driven by growing notebook consumption in the country, personal computer sales crossed 7.3 million units in 2007-08, registering a growth of 16 per cent over the previous year, a study said.

Information Technology consumption in 2007-08 was led by a significant growth in notebook sales, which grew by 114 per cent, industry performance review by Manufacturers Association for Information Technology, the apex body representing India's IT hardware sector said.

"Notebook consumption has driven the PC market in India in  2007-08. With sales crossing a million units in the second half of the last fiscal, total sales of notebook in 2007-08 have surpassed 1.8 million units, growing by 114 per cent over the last fiscal," MAIT Executive Director Vinni Mehta said.

PC sales in the country are expected to touch up to 8.5 million units in 2008-09, Mehta added.

Western and Southern India recorded a maximum growth in PC consumption at 39 per cent each.

The recorded sales include both notebooks and desktop personal computers as of March 2008.