Asia Pacific

Most new vehicles sold in Singapore feature built-in entertainment systems that are constantly improving in quality, due to investments by car manufacturers which are incorporating advanced driver assistance systems technology. These systems help…

The in-car entertainment landscape is seeing a marked trend in Indonesia in 2023, with partnerships between numerous automobile manufacturers and leading in-car entertainment producers. These collaborations aim to integrate pre-installed audio and…

Retail sales of imaging devices continued to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to cannibalisation from smartphone cameras. While the quality of a smartphone camera is typically inferior to a dedicated digital camera or camcorder, for most local…

The popularity of imaging devices continues to decline as part of a long-term trend in Singapore, as many local consumers prefer to use their smartphones to take photographs and videos. The quality of smartphone cameras is constantly improving due to…

The year 2023 is seeing a persistent and deep decline in the retail volume sales of imaging devices in Indonesia, chiefly as a result of escalating competition from smartphones outfitted with advanced, high-megapixel built-in cameras. For the…

Home video overall posted modest volume growth in 2023, driven primarily by the ascent of OLED TVs, although LCD TVs also saw a positive performance. Video players, meanwhile, continued to suffer from diminished demand as streaming services won over…

Retail volume and value sales of home video (comprising solely of televisions following the exit of video players in 2021 due to a greater switch to digital streaming services) recorded single-digit declines in 2022, as the category continued to…

In 2023 televisions in Indonesia is witnessing positive retail volume growth, largely attributed to the increasing prevalence of advanced technology in newly-launched products. This technological progression has also led to an uptick in the…

Volume sales of home audio and cinema products in Thailand continued to decline in 2023, due to changes in consumer lifestyles. With a large proportion of the Thai population moving away from rural villages to cities, many consumers are now living in…

Demand for home audio and cinema continues to slowly decline in 2023, as part of a longer-term trend evident throughout the review period, except for a marginal upturn in retail volume sales of home cinema and speaker systems in 2020 due to pandemic…

The driving force behind volume sales in home audio and cinema in Indonesia in 2023 is speakers, as a rising trend towards recreating the cinema experience at home, driven by streaming services, motivates consumers to upgrade their sound systems.…

Headphones saw positive growth in volume terms in 2023, with the growing popularity of such products amongst young people being the key driver of this trend. Headphones are no longer regarded as a functional accessory for listening to music, but…

TWS earbuds continues to experience dynamic current value and retail volume growth in 2023. Many brands have entered the space in recent years to offer alternatives to Apple's AirPods across a spectrum of price points. These efforts have made TWS…

In recent years, headphones have evolved from being a mere accessory to an integral part of a person’s lifestyle, particularly among the young generations in Indonesia. Propelled by the development and adoption of True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds,…

Retail sales of consumer electronics saw a flat performance in volume terms in 2023, following a more significant decline in the previous year. Despite a rebound in the domestic economy, assisted by the recovery of international tourism and easing…

Following marginal declines the previous year, sales of consumer electronics, in both retail volume and current value terms, are growing in 2023. Despite the post-pandemic aftermath, including reduced demand for computers and peripherals for home…

In 2023 Indonesia’s economic landscape is showing an enduring resilience coupled with promising prospects, standing strong amid global economic shifts. The Minister of Finance stated in the year that macroeconomic variables, fiscal and monetary…

Retail volume sales of computers and peripherals saw a steep decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Such products experienced heightened demand in 2021, as the COVID-19 crisis forced consumers to spend more time working and…

The pandemic-induced demand for computers in Singapore, particularly for laptops, has waned, with volume sales continuing to decline in 2023 as life returns to normal. A sales boom due to online learning, remote working policies and greater time…

Computers and peripherals is seeing a continued contraction in demand in Indonesia in 2023, with tablets falling most rapidly and laptops showing the slowest decrease, in terms of business and retail volume combined. In terms of retail volume alone…