Apple Product Availability Tracker Wk2: Lead Times Expand at a Rapid Pace; Pro Lineup Now Tracking In Line With Prior Year Except in China

In Week 2 of our Apple Product Availability Tracker, in keeping with historical trends, lead times expanded from our check earlier in the week, with an average increase of 4 days across the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. Relative to Week 1, lead time for the iPhone 18 Pro increased by 16 days (vs. 9 days increase from Wk1 to Wk2 last year for 17 Pro), and 11 days for iPhone 18 Pro Max (vs. 7 days increase for 17 Pro Max prior year). The larger expansion relative to the prior year has closed the gap we saw in Week 1 lead times, with both Pro SKUs now tracking in line with the iPhone 17 Series in the US and Europe, while China remains the only region tracking below the prior year, albeit with the gap narrowing for the Pro. Delivery-at-home timing for the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max across the regions we track averaged at 23 and 30 days in Wk2. In the US, lead times for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max tracked to 21 and 28 days, identical to the 17 Pro and Pro Max in Week 2 a year ago. In China, lea