September 2, according to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) global quarterly personal computing device forecast report, PC and tablet PC market is about to usher in a period of turmoil.

IDC expects global traditional PC shipments to fall 12.8% to 305.3 million units in 2022, while tablet shipments will fall 6.8% to 156.8 million units. Inflation, a weak global economy and a surge in purchases over the past two years are the main reasons for the decline in shipments over the next two years.

IDC: Global PC and tablet shipments to decline further in 2022 and 2023

IDC noted that further contraction is expected in 2023 due to a slowdown in consumer demand, coupled with education demand that has largely been met, deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and crowded out enterprise demand. The combined market for PCs and tablets is expected to decline by 2.6 percent in 2023 before resuming growth in 2024.

Jitesh Ubrani, research manager at IDC Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers, said, "Although demand is slowing, the outlook for shipments is still higher than it was before the epidemic," IT House learned.

"As economic headwinds accelerate, we expect deteriorating consumer sentiment to lead to further contraction in the consumer market over the next six quarters," added Linn Huang, vice president of device and display research, "with a timely economic recovery likely to drive our forecast before the next major update cycle. for some growth in the external years. While sales will not reach the peak seen during the epidemic, we expect the consumer market to move toward the higher end of the market."

source：IT zhiijia