Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
2020 saw shipments of smartphones decline globally, which were also felt in Singapore. In addition, inflation and macro concerns also played roles as consumers looked to reduce their expenditure wherever possible, including postponing upgrades on…
Retail volume sales of smartphones declined in 2022, and this is set to continue in 2023. In 2021, sales of smartphones saw a dynamic volume increase, partly due to a rebound from the 2020 fall in sales, when COVID-19 disrupted the production and…
Retail volume sales of mobile phones continued to decline in 2023. Households were reluctant to spend their hard-earned money on discretionary purchases, as fears over inflation and interest rate rises took their toll on consumer confidence.…
Retail volume sales of mobile phones saw modest growth in 2023, driven by smartphones, in contrast to the sharp seen in the previous year. The latter was due a worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips, which began prior to the pandemic and which had…
Mobile phones has seen a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2023 with sales of smartphones seeing a slight recovery in 2023 after a significant sales decline in 2021 and 2022. The pandemic had a significant negative impact on consumer…