PC sales get that post-Brexit vote sinking feeling

And what is the $/£ exchange rate now?

Around $1.39/£1.00 which is not that far removed from what it was pre June 2016.

Where are the reductions in price of IT kit?

{cue tumbleweeds blowing up the M1}

That post-Brexit vote sinking feeling?

Given the outcome, I think it's safe to say that a good part of your readership didn't experience such a thing.

Liars

Profits rose because prices were jacked up well more than any rise in manufacturing costs. Blaming it on politics is just marketing bullshit, otherwise known as a lie, plain and simple.

Slightly off-topic, but sort-of related:

The RAM for a machine I built last September, and just built again this January cost £200 more for the exact same specification and quantity (went from £500 -> £700). Strangely, though, RAM never seems to be out of stock with any of our suppliers.

Are RAM prices a complete scam? A year ago the same RAM would have been just over £300. Something aint right.

Sloppy Analysis

Tough to draw the conclusion that is all due to the Brexit, because that is not the only factor in play.

The prices also went up for the rest of the EU as a whole (8.7% compared to 12%).

How about the EU numbers per country?

Since the EU number given is an average, I'm sure we'll see higher and lower numbers there - probably comparable to that given for the UK.

It's OK, I'm sure the Remainers have an explanation for why they;re destroying the economy.

Crazy as yanks

With blaming political causes for every damn thing, as if either side of any question had the answer, and all questions have 2 and only 2 sides and your political divide is a perfect mapping onto the two.

Vain about human nature and politics, much? When was that ever actually true?

We need to turn off this horrible shoe-shop ray and get to solving our problems instead of whining that if only the "other" team had "won" we wouldn't have them. When in all of history has that worked, anyway?

You are as fully divided and conquered as any yank.

WTF went wrong with this planet? Go Elon, I'd like a ride off this stilly rock.

Rising costs in memory have probably been a more significant factor

It's a shame that..

so much of this stuff is made in the UK. Obviously people not buying PC gear made here will ruin us.

Oh wait.

Brexit

PC sales are down.... Maybe that's because average consumer haven't really needed to buy new machines in years , you don't need an i3 for word let alone an i7.

Gamers are well aware this is a stupid time to be buying parts. Mining ect.

Plus everything is going smart you can check your emails on your TV these days. Unless you have some actual work Todo you don't really need a PC anymore

Intel should be spinning Spectre fear to it's advantage

"Your CPU is sh*t! Buy our new, improved, secure CPU sh*t!"