Folks aren’t buying the PCs that US vendors stockpiled to dodge tariffs

World War Fee Total PC shipments in the US will increase by just 2 percent this year, thanks to Trump's tariffs and little appetite from consumers for spending on "big-ticket" items, despite the looming end of Windows 10 support.

Deliveries reaching US shores surged 15 percent in the first calendar quarter of 2025, as the channel stockpiled inventory in response to the Trump administration's threatened hike in tariffs on imports, especially on goods coming from China, where most PCs are made.

This led to significant inventory buildup in America that will now need to be cleared, according to market watcher Canalys. However consumers are not biting because of several factors, including that tariffs have pushed up prices in a number of key spending categories already, meaning households are likely focusing on essentials and avoiding forking out on discretionary items.

"Consumers' appetite for big-ticket spending on PCs faces a ...