That figure is good for a 21.5 % share of the global tablet market, up sequentially from 20.2 % despite the fact that
shipment volume declined slightly.
The Cass Freight Implied Rate Index showed that while December freight
shipment volumes declined 6.3 percent from November, total expenditures incurred to ship those volumes decreased by a similar 6.7 percent.
Not exact matches
Volume / mix
declined 0.8 percentage points primarily due to lower
shipments in infant nutrition in the UK and Italy as well as soup in the UK, partially offset by growth in beans in the UK as well as condiments and sauces across Europe.
The
decline in
volume / mix primarily reflected lower inventory levels at retail versus the prior year period, the discontinuation of select cheese products and lower
shipments of coffee.
This was caused due to a drop of 55 % in
volume due to
decline in
shipments of its latest flagship device iPhone X and iPhone 8.
Apple's share in the premium segment has dropped as the
volumes dipped by 55 % due to
decline in
shipments of its tenth anniversary iPhone X and iPhone 8.
So even assuming that tablet growth is slower than IDC expects, and that PC
shipments simply continue their current pace of
decline, by the second quarter of 2014, tablets and PCs will ship similar unit
volumes.
Samsung managed to maintain its position in the market despite a significant
decline in
shipment volumes.
Shipment volumes have
declined a bit thus far this year, especially for coal.
The last quarter showed a 6.3 % year - on - year
decline in total smartphone
shipment volume in both China and the United States, as many consumers deferred their upgrade plans.