Computers and Peripherals

In 2023, Apple Inc secured second position in global consumer electronics, with a 14% retail volume share. Despite sector challenges, it outperformed competitors, with strong hardware sales and intensified investments in its Services segment.…

Computers registered further double-digit volume sales declines in 2023 after very strong performances in the category during 2020 and 2021, followed by falling demand in 2022. The three constituent categories of computers – desktops, laptops and…

Sales of computers and peripherals saw a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2020 and 2021 with demand fuelled by the switch to home working and studying following the outbreak of COVID-19. This more positive outlook was short lived however as…

There is expected to be a further strong decline in retail volume sales across computers and peripherals in Austria over 2023. There was a shift in demand towards specialised products in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as consumers…

Although the initial forecast for 2022 was for slow growth in volume sales, the reality of that year was more complex and challenging than previously expected. 2020 showed a huge increase in sales of computers and peripherals, and growth continued in…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals saw a decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous two years. Growth was hindered by the high rate of inflation, at least during the first half of 2023, which continued to bite into…

After seeing exceptional growth during the pandemic, when consumers had to adapt to life indoors and needed to have the proper IT set-up both for their home office and studying from home, computers and peripherals saw a significant decline in the…

Desktops and laptops in China are expected to witness a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, due to several factors. The prevailing economic downturn, coupled with high inflation, has resulted in reduced disposable incomes for consumers, impacting…

Although the contraction seen in desktops and peripherals is modest in 2023, the factors that led to the decline in 2022 are still present. These are the devaluation of the Colombian peso against the dollar, spiralling inflation and the loss of…

Computers and peripherals remain in a negative volume decline in 2023, following the spike in sales seen during the era of the pandemic, when consumers invested in their at-home office set-ups. Ultimately, this means replacement cycles have not yet…

Desktops is suffering a second consecutive year of retail volume sales decline in 2023 as soaring inflation in Egypt takes its toll on the Egyptian pound and consumer spending. Inflation reached a high of 32.7% in March 2023, compared to 12.1% in…

Volume declines continue in computers and peripherals in 2023, after the boost seen during the pandemic era due to home lockdowns and working-from-home trends. Indeed, there was a dramatic rise in the number of people working from home and using…

In 2023, declining retail volume sales are expected across every product category in computers and peripherals. An important factor in this is that due to the increase in demand during the pandemic, demand has now dropped. In addition, the high…

Computers and peripherals are expected to be the worst performing consumer electronic in 2023, with double-digit volume decline. Part of the decline is related to surge in spending on computers and peripherals during the early days of the pandemic,…

Computer sales in Hong Kong continue to fall in 2023, as after-effects from the pandemic continue to impact logistics, such as shipping and manufacturing. Added to which, due to lower consumers spending confidence, companies continue to witness…

Volume sales of computers were impacted by several negative factors in 2023, including high maturity. Also, the surge in volume sales during the pandemic as people hurriedly tried to set up home offices meant that computers bought during that period…

Following two years of strong retail volume growth at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, computers and peripherals slowed down in 2022. This trend continued in 2023, with portable computers witnessing negative retail volume growth. During the…

Computers and peripherals is seeing a continued contraction in demand in Indonesia in 2023, with tablets falling most rapidly and laptops showing the slowest decrease, in terms of business and retail volume combined. In terms of retail volume alone…

As occurred in 2022, laptops is the only computers category in Israel projected to expand in retail volume terms in 2023. Thanks to growing consumer appreciation for their portability, these devices continue to gain popularity at the expense of…

With the COVID-19 crisis, many consumers purchased new computers and peripherals to set up home office spaces or for distance learning, which led to unprecedented peaks in demand. This has been reducing demand for new products over time, given that…

2020 was an unprecedented year globally, and this was reflected in computers in Japan. Being the most used operating system for computers, the launch of a new Windows OS and the end of support of a Windows OS were key triggers for replacement…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, following strong growth in 2021. The latter was due to a switch to remote working and schooling, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to spend more…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals are projected to continue to decrease over 2023, after the spike recorded in the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, when consumers were forced to fall back on the home…

The computers and peripherals, laptops and tablets categories in Morocco experienced an increase in demand during the pandemic, leading to a shortage of products as manufacturers were unable to fulfil orders. Importers and distributers placed larger…

Despite population growth, computer and peripherals are expected to only register a marginal increase in volume sales in 2023. Continued high inflation, as well as a significant devaluation of the naira, is expected to reduce consumer purchasing…

In an over-arching trend, computers are peripherals is seeing overall negative volume growth in 2023. This suppressed performance is attributed to ongoing normalisation of consumer spending patterns following the atypical period of the COVID-19 era,…

Decline in volume sales terms was seen across the board in computers and peripherals in 2023. Consumers’ financial difficulties and low confidence due to the weak economic situation it the country and rising cost of living meant they delayed…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals registered a further decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Such products registered a robust demand in 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 crisis forced consumers to spend more time…

Sales of computers continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023. This is partly down to the uncertain political and economic context, but also due to the strong performance seen during the pandemic. Tablets is seeing the strongest decline.…

Computers and peripherals remains in a volume decline in 2023, which is expected to persist overall in the short-term. This is because sales saw a boost during the era of the pandemic, when the lockdowns led to consumers working and studying from…

The pandemic-induced demand for computers in Singapore, particularly for laptops, has waned, with volume sales continuing to decline in 2023 as life returns to normal. A sales boom due to online learning, remote working policies and greater time…

South Africa remained subject to widespread electricity blackouts (load-shedding) in 2023, which meant that were was no power supply during certain times of the day. This had a negative impact on the operating capability of many organisations across…

Retail and business volume sales of computers and peripherals declined significantly in 2022, and this trend is expected to continue in 2023. One of the key factors contributing to decline is that the replacement cycle was advanced during the peak of…

Computers and peripherals saw extraordinary growth in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers rushed to prepare themselves for the switch to home working and virtual classrooms. This growth continued into 2021 as many people continued to…

Sales of computers and peripherals saw a brief return to growth in 2020 as the pandemic forced a shift to homeworking; however, this positivity was short lived with sales declining in retail volume terms in 2021 and 2022 and continuing to decline in…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals registered a dramatic slump in 2023, in contrast to the positive performances of the previous two years. Households were reluctant to spend their hard-earned money on discretionary purchases, as fears…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals saw a steep decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Such products experienced heightened demand in 2021, as the COVID-19 crisis forced consumers to spend more time working and…

Monitors saw volume sales dip slightly in 2023 with business upgrades the main category growth driver. Overall, volume sales of monitors remain well above pre-pandemic levels following the strong growth in 2020 and 2021 as lockdowns encouraged sales…

Computers and peripherals are set to register a steep decline in volume sales in 2023 as consumers are proving reluctant to spend on big items due to the high rate of inflation. Apart from that, the uncertainty caused by the war following the Russian…

Sales of computers and peripherals rocketed in response to COVID-19 and the introduction of restrictions. Many consumers were forced to switch to home working arrangements which created a huge demand for portable computers as consumers looked for…

Consumer preferences in the United Arab Emirates are shifting, presenting challenges for desktops as the latter continues to post declines. These devices are likely to experience a further drop in demand in the coming years, attributed to factors…

Following the trend of 2022, when the category experienced a steep decline, particularly for laptops, total volume sales of computers and peripherals continue to decline in 2023. The primary cause of this can be traced back to the pandemic period…

In the US, recent trends in computers and peripherals have been shaped by ongoing corrections and shifts in consumer behaviour, especially during the post-pandemic era. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant surge in sales as…

Computers and peripherals will register stagnant volume sales in 2023, partly due to saturation, but also due to weaker demand following the dynamic growth in 2020. There was a surge in computer and peripheral volume sales at the height of the…

Sales of computers and peripherals peaked during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 thanks to a spike in demand as consumers switched to working and studying from home. Such was the demand that some retailers struggled to keep up with demand with supply…

The Western European computers and peripherals market recorded its strongest growth for many years in 2020 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Further modest growth is expected in 2021, before these products return to recording annually declining sales…

Faced with high inflation, caused in large part by rising energy costs, manufacturers are trying to find ways to avoid increasing prices, as consumers are becoming increasingly cautious regarding their spending. This reports looks at how…

Samsung remains the number one player in consumer electronics globally. However, it is seeing strong competition from both Apple and Chinese players like BBK and Xiaomi in smartphones. The company will look to a slew of mid-year launches in 2023 –…

Following its path towards being a fully-fledged entertainment company, Sony Corp has been redirecting its efforts over the last years, focusing on premium products rather than fighting for shares. This made the company leave segments such as…