Global monitor shipments total 31.7 million units in Q4 2017, IDC reports-- a 2.5% Y-o-Y increase fueled by the holiday season, although the analyst expects declines for the near future.
IDC predicts monitor shipments will decline at rates of around 2% Y-o-Y from 2018 through 2022, even if Q4 2017 was a better than forecast overall with all regions posting Y-o-Y growth. Full-year 2018 shipments are set to total 116m, with a Y-o-Y decline of -3.6% in Q4 2018 shipments reaching 30.6m. By 2020, global shipments should total less than 112m as adoption of mobile devices at lower price points continues.
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