global shipments of smartphones are expected to decline this year by 65 international data corp said wednesday idcs worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker forecast shows shipments will fall to 127 billion units the latest figure is three percentage points below previous forecasts idc said the decline is due to recordbreaking inflation geopolitical tensions and other macroeconomic challenges that have significantly dampened consumer demand idc said much of the decline would come from china where shipments are forecast to fall 125 or about 41 million units shipments in central and eastern europe are seen falling 174 idc said shipments in the asiapacific region which excludes japan and china had previously been expected to rise 3 but now are expected to fall 45 according to idc shipments in the us will grow 03 year over year and canada will see 32 growth idc also said it is expecting a 07 decline for western europe idc expects the setback will be short term with the market growing 52 year over year in 2023 nabila popal research director with idcs worldwide mobility and consumer device trackers said despite the unit decline average selling prices have grown 10 year over year in the second quarter and are forecast to grow 63 for the full year