Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2% in 2Q16


Asia/Pacific PC shipments totaled 22.7 million units in the second quarter of 2016, a 6.3% decline from the second quarter last year. 

With a stagnant economy in the region, it puts pressure on discretionary spending, and smartphones ranked as a higher priority to purchase than PCs, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

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