Foreign phone sales drop by 47% in China, causing a spelling problem for Apple

Sales of foreign phone brands in China fell in November, according to official data released Friday, underscoring more pressure on the country. applethe largest global seller of phones in the country.

In November, foreign mobile phone shipments in China reached 3.04 million units, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).

This represents a 47.4% decrease from November 2023, and a 51% decrease from October of last year.

CAICT does not break down numbers for individual brands, but Apple accounts for the majority of foreign mobile phone shipments in China, and competitors like Samsung make up only a small portion of the market.