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Consumers Bought Fewer TVs, Laptops in Week Ended Sept. 20, Says CTA

There were consumer demand downswings in a few key hardware categories in CTA’s biweekly pandemic tracker for “wave 18" ended Sept. 20. The association canvassed 1,000 homes online Sept. 18-20, finding 14% reported buying smartphones the previous week, down from…

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a peak of 20% in “wave 15" ended Aug. 9. Laptop purchases declined to 12% of homes from 17% in “wave 15.” TV buying was down to 11% after peaking at 15% in “wave 16" ended Aug. 23.