Coronavirus impact: Global PC shipments to drop at least 3 per cent, says report

The coronavirus outbreak could lead to a drop of at least 3.3 per cent in global PC shipments, according to research firm Canalys, TechCrunch reported on Friday.

The COVID-19 outbreak which has disrupted the Chinese economy could result in a dip as high as 9 per cent in the volume of PC shipments, according to the report.

PC shipments will come down by 10.1 per cent to 20.6% in Q1 2020, according to Canalys’estimates. The visible impact of the outbreak would be in Q2 where shipments are expected to drop as low as 8.9 per cent impact will remain visible in Q2, when the shipments are expected to drop by 8.9 per cent or 23.4 per cent in a worst-case scenario.