# TrendForce expects declining global laptop shipments to slow manufacturing exodus from China — rising CPU, DRAM, and SSD costs will make up 68% of mainstream notebook BOM

> In its latest industry report, TrendForce has projected that global notebook shipments could witness a decline of a low single-digit percentage in 2027.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/trendforce-expects-declining-global-laptop-shipments-to-slow-manufacturing-exodus-from-china-rising-cpu-dram-and-ssd-costs-will-make-up-68-percent-of-mainstream-notebook-bom?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6accfa7995e527e9658034f5)
- **Published:** 2026-10-12
- **Category:** Laptops
- **Tags:** #laptops #china #global #notebook #costs #manufacturing #rising #shipments
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