Smartphone Demand Up, Headphones Down, CTA Finds

CTA found 17% of U.S. homes bought new smartphones in the week ended Saturday, said the association Wednesday. That was up 3 points from the week ended Sept. 20 and down from its 20% peak in the week ended Aug. 9. Headphone demand slid to 18% from its 21% peak in the week ended Sept. 6. The association began tracking weekly pandemic consumer tech use in late March and changed it to a biweekly survey after June 3.