Friday, 22 January 2016

Fewer orders at Apple suppliers could signal first iPhone sales decline


Apple is facing problems as what it expected the no. of devices to be sold at same supplier store is not going well. Some of Apple Inc’s main Asian suppliers expect revenues and orders to drop this quarter, indicating iPhone sales are almost certain to post their first annual decline since the flagship product was launched almost a decade ago.

Apple, which gave reports on December-quarter results on Tuesday, declined to comment on its sales outlook.

Other suppliers said Apple now only gave them orders one month in advance, instead of the usual three months.

“We have to be very flexible in terms of capacity,” said an executive at one of those firms, declining to identify their company or be named due to a confidentiality agreement that prevents Apple suppliers from discussing its order book.

Apple has previously said that individual data from its supply chain was not an accurate reflection of its outlook.

Now how much is the decline An 11 percent quarterly decline would be the steepest revenue drop for TSMC in almost 7 years, Thomson Reuters data shows.

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