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| Corona threatens the personal computer market |
Research firm Canalys predicted in a report on Thursday that the Coruna virus epidemic could cut global PC shipments this year by at least 3.3% and 9% less.
The company announced that PC shipments would drop from 10.1% to 20.6% in the first quarter of 2020. This effect will also appear in the second quarter, with best deliveries expected to decrease by 8.9% and worst shipments by 23.4%.
At best, the epidemic means that 382 million units will be delivered by 2020, a decrease of 3.4% from 396 million units in the previous year. In the worst case, deliveries will not exceed 362 million units this year, a decrease of 8.5% from the previous year.
Corona threatens the computer market
"Ideally, the entire production level should be used again by April 2020, that is, the strongest shipments in the first two quarters compared to the third and fourth quarters. The market will recover," the company said in the report. IT market deliveries will drop 3.4% year-on-year by 2020, 10% in the first quarter of 2020 and 9% in the second quarter of 2020. By the third quarter of 2020, the computer market will be restored to normal once Other. Canalis expects the global appliance market to recover slowly every year from 2021. "
In the worst case, it is assumed that the production level will not be fully utilized again by June 2020. In this case, production and demand levels in China will take longer to recover and will decrease significantly in the second quarter as in the first quarter. We will see a recovery in Market by the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. "
Either way, China (one of the largest personal computer markets in the world) will be affected. China is also the global hub for production and supply chains and extended the holiday on the first day of the lunar new year to reduce the effects of the festoon virus, followed by severe travel restrictions to ensure the safety of citizens. Canalis analysts said: "This has led to a significant drop in off-line retail traffic and a significant drop in consumer purchases."
The epidemic also led to a shortage of spare parts in China and other markets. The halo epidemic also affected many industries, including smartphones, cars, televisions, smart amplifiers, and video game consoles.