Apple suffers Big jolt As Global PC Shipments decline by 29 Percent

Global shipments of personal computers (PC) decreased by 29 percent in the first quarter. The major reasons behind this are weak demand, high inventory and uncertainty about the state of the economy. Due to this, the American company Apple, which manufactures Mac computers, has suffered a big loss.

Market research firm IDC Report It has been told that the global shipments of PC decreased to 56.9 million in the first quarter of this year. 8.02 crore in the same period last year. In the last quarter of the previous year, these shipments had decreased by 28.1 percent on a year-on-year basis. Apple’s shipments decreased the most in the first quarter by about 40.5 percent. For Dell, the decrease in shipments was 31 percent. Apart from this, Lenovo, Asustek Computer and HP also faced a decline in shipments in the first quarter.

Apple reported in February that sales of its Mac computers had grown rapidly due to work from home during the pandemic. In the last quarter, there has been a decrease of 29 percent on year-on-year basis in terms of value. IDC said, “The decrease in demand has given device makers an opportunity to make changes in the supply chain. Many companies are exploring the possibility of increasing production outside China.” There is a possibility of slowdown in the economy of big countries. Financial crisis in some big banks and rise in inflation could hamper growth and investment.

Although, Apple iPhone sales have been good for . The number and value of iPhones made in India has increased in the last year. Apple is shifting production from China to diversify its supply chain and due to this the production of the company’s devices in India has increased. Recently, Counterpoint reported that shipments of iPhones manufactured in India grew by 65 percent year-on-year last year. Apart from this, the value of iPhone has increased by 162 percent. Last year, Apple accounted for about 25 percent of the total shipments of smartphones from India. About 85 percent of the iPhones sold worldwide are manufactured in China. However, this could come down to Apple’s efforts to shift its manufacturing out of China.
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