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PC Shipments in US Expected to Grow 2.3% Annually in Next 5 Years, Says Report

PC shipments in the U.S. are expected to grow 2.3 percent annually in the next five years, Daniel Research Group said in a Tuesday report. Though shipments of desktop PCs and laptops are expected to decline 0.8 percent this year,…

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“we anticipate healthy growth” in 2018, when shipments increase 4.3 percent, the company said. It forecasts an economic slowdown in 2019 and 2020 that will keep growth rates under 2 percent in each of those years, before shipments rebound with 5 percent growth in 2021, fueled by consumer demand for replacement models.