Laptop Purchases Down, Headphone Demand High in CTA Survey

CTA estimates 14% of U.S. homes bought laptops in the past week, it said in “wave” 17 of its COVID-19 pandemic survey. Laptop purchase frequency was down from 15% in wave 16 and 17% in wave 15. CTA began canvassing 1,000 homes weekly after lockdowns began in late March. The canvasses became biweekly after June 10. Headphones and earbuds remained the tech product in highest demand, bought by 21% of homes in the past two waves. Demand was lowest for virtual reality headsets, bought by 2% of homes canvassed.