Worldwide sales of personal computers slid further in the first quarter, according to preliminary data late Monday from research companies Gartner and IDC.
Gartner said global PC shipments fell 7.3% in the quarter to total 77.5 million units, dragged down by declines in sales of Chromebooks. At this time last year, the market had its highest growth in decades, the company said.
“The PC market is coming off two years of double-digit growth, so while the first-quarter decline is a change in this momentum, it doesn’t mean the industry is in a downward spiral,” said Ryan Reith, a vice president with IDC. “We have witnessed some slowdown in both the education and consumer markets, but all indicators show demand for commercial PCs remains very strong,” Reith said. “We also believe that the consumer market will pick up again in the near future.”Commenting on IDC’s data, analysts at Evercore ISI said the first quarter marks a seventh straight quarter of global PC shipments above 80 million, “a feat not seen since 2012.
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