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.
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continued to directly impact the Kazakhstan market and its development in 2023, with home care feeling the effects across all categories. International companies still suffered global shifts in supply chains…
Inflation was high in 2023 and soaring food prices hit household budgets. The local currency continued to depreciate against most foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar and Thai baht, leading to higher consumer costs. This affected consumer…
Food price inflation remained elevated in 2023, as the country is a net food importer, and huge increases in the prices of imported white rice came into effect in September 2023. Although it is still unknown how overall consumer spending will be…
In 2023 home care sales rebounded from the disruption caused by the pandemic as society returned to normality. Categories that benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic such as dishwashing resumed normal growth patterns as consumers spent less time at…
While laundry care and bleach were larger categories, many types of specialised home care continued to emerge strongly from a relatively low base. All the main categories registered strong retail volume growth in 2023, despite economic challenges…