The growth of the iphone slows down
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According to data recently shared by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), the iPhone user base in the United States has experienced slower growth during the first calendar quarter (fiscal second quarter) of 2019, something that analysts have already forecast. at the beginning of December.
The iPhone slowdown
As of March 30, 2019, the iPhone user base in the United States has reached 193 million units, compared to the 189 million units found at the end of last December. This represents a growth of only two percent compared to the previous quarter.
If we look back, at the end of the first natural quarter of 2018 the iPhone user base stood at 173 million units, representing a year-on-year growth of twelve percent, a figure that is not bad, but that does not reach to achieve the growth rates of previous years.
A year ago, the iPhone user base in the United States grew four percent quarterly and 19 percent compared to the previous year. All this shows that the growth of the iPhone is experiencing a slowdown.
"The installed base of iPhones in the United States continues to stagnate, " said Josh Lowitz, partner and co-founder of CIRP. “Relative to the most recent quarters, and especially the last two or three years, the slowdown in unit sales and longer ownership periods mean that growth in the number of iPhones in the US. USA it has been considerably flattened. Of course, 12% growth in one year, after the growth years, are still good. However, investors got used to quarterly growth of 5% or more, and annual growth of almost 20%. This continuing trend prompts investors to wonder if iPhone sales were outside of the US. USA "Greater pressure on Apple's determination to sell other products and services to the installed base of iPhone owners."
This slowdown led Apple to lower its revenue estimate for the first time in many years. In fact, Apple has seen revenue decline during the second fiscal quarter from $ 61.1 billion in 2018 to $ 58 billion in the quarter that ended in March.
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