Global PC Shipments Fall to Lowest Since 2008, Gartner Says
- Researchers forecast smaller decline in 2016 shipments
- Strong dollar and economic concerns hampered 2015 sales
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Worldwide personal-computer shipments dropped 8.3 percent in the fourth quarter, ending the year at fewer than 300 million units for the first time since 2008, researcher Gartner Inc. said.
PC manufacturers shipped 75.7 million machines in the fourth quarter compared with about 82.6 million a year earlier, Gartner said Tuesday in a statement. Sales sank 3.1 percent in the U.S. to 16.9 million in the quarter. Researcher IDC reported similar declines in the industry.