Apple’s China iPhone Sales Dropped in January as Virus Emerged

February demand likely to be ‘far worse,’ UBS analyst says
Overall smartphone sales in China slumped about 37%, data show

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By Mark Gurman

February 24, 2020 at 10:04 PM UTC

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Apple Inc.’s China iPhone sales dropped in January as the coronavirus began to spread, according to an analysis of government data on Monday.

Demand for the product fell 28% compared with the previous month, a bigger decline than usual for that time of year, according to a UBS research note citing official Chinese data.