PC shipments dropped sharply in Q3 as rising costs hurt demand

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Higher costs are forcing IT leaders to hold back on purchases while supply chain shortages are pushing vendors to continue raising prices, according to Omdia.

Published Oct. 9, 2026

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• Total global shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations fell 21% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, according to Omdia research published Friday. Rising costs are forcing IT leaders to hold back on buying, Omdia said, but ongoing supply chain shortages are pushing PC vendors to continue raising prices.
• The drop in shipment volumes is consistent with retailers’ reports of lagging sales amid double-digit jumps in average unit selling prices, Ishan Dutt, research director at Omdia, said in a press release. “The impact of upstream component cost increases has now fully worked its way through to end-market pricing, with...

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