PC market to grow this year, but slowly, firm saysDEMAND REMAINS: Despite supply constraints and workers returning to the office amid rising vaccination rates, IDC forecast PC shipments could increase 14.2 percentBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe global PC market is forecast to grow significantly this year from last year, but at a slower pace than previously expected due to continued supply chain and logistics challenges, research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said last week. Global PC shipments are forecast to increase 14.2 percent year-on-year to 347 million units this year, due to demand from the business and education sectors, US-based research firm International Data Corp said on Tuesday last week. Photo courtesy of Acer IncThe tablet market is also expected to grow this year, but at a much slower pace of 3.4 percent, the Massachusetts-based research firm said in a report. PC shipments are expected to slow from the second half of this year to the first half of next year as work-from-home demand subsides, Yuanta said. “We forecast notebook shipments to grow 13.1 percent year-on-year to 227 million units in 2021,” Yuanta said.

Source: Taipei Times August 29, 2021 15:56 UTC