Global personal computer (PC) shipments fell 29 percent in the first quarter of 2023 due to weak demand, excess inventory and a deteriorating macroeconomic climate Apple The market research company IDC suffered the biggest slump.
In the report released Sunday, International Data Corporation (IDC) said global PC shipments reached 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year, compared to 80.2 million in the same period last year.
Deliveries in the last quarter of 2022 saw a similar decline of 28.1 percent year-on-year.
Of the five PC companies analyzed in the report, Apple’s first-quarter shipments saw the largest decline of 40.5 percent from the same period in 2022 Dell In second place is technology, down 31 percent.
Lenovo Group, Asustek Computers and hp The company also faced declines in shipments, according to IDC.
In February, Apple reported that sales of its Mac computers, which had boomed during the pandemic’s work-from-home surge, fell 29 percent year over year to $7.7 billion (about 63,083 crore) last quarter.
“The preliminary results also represented a break from the era of COVID-related demand and at least a temporary return to pre-COVID-19 patterns. Shipment volume in Q1 2023 was well below the 59.2 million units shipped in Q1 2019 and 60.6 million in the first quarter of 2018,” IDC said.
“The pause in growth and demand also gives the supply chain room for change as many factories begin to explore manufacturing opportunities outside of China.”
Worries about a slowdown in the major economies remain, with the recent turmoil in the banking sector adding to fears that runaway inflation and tight monetary policy would hamper growth and financial investment.
If the economy is on an uptrend by 2024, “we expect a significant market upturn as consumers look for a refresh, schools look to replace worn-out Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11,” said Linn Huang, research vice president, devices and displays at IDC .
“If the recession in key markets drags into next year, the recovery could be sluggish.”
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