According to a report from IDC, global shipments of PCs, which includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 86.7 million units during the third quarter of 2021. That…
Why it matters: Adoption rates for products in multiple industries received a boost during lockdown. The PC market was one category that experienced exponential growth due to the pandemic, but the sales momentum is now being affected by supply chain issues. According to a report from IDC, global shipments of PCs, which includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, reached 86.7 million units during the third quarter of 2021. That represents a 3.9 percent increase from 2020, as well as marking the sixth consecutive quarter where the PC market has grown. It’s a different outlook for shipments in America, though. «Bottlenecked supply chains and ongoing logistic challenges led the U.S. PC market into its first quarter of annual shipment decline since the beginning of the pandemic,» said Neha Mahajan, an IDC senior research analyst.
