NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the rise in demand for laptops because of the surge in remote working and learning requirements, global PC and tablet shipments in calendar year 2020 are expected to decline 7% due to the financial impact of covid-19 and ensuing lockdown.
Going forward, global PC market is likely to remain flat through 2021 and expected to return to growth of 2% in 2022, research firm Canalys said in a report.
The remaining three quarters of 2020 are expected to post smaller year-on-year shipment declines compared with the first quarter as supply chain and manufacturing in China are back up and ready to meet the pent-up demand from during the lockdown period.