Australia

Australia has been experiencing unprecedented inflation, which is causing consumers to restrict their discretionary spending. On the supply side, manufacturers are facing increased input costs resulting from commodities, energy, and supply chain…

Chocolate confectionery is set to see growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023. With chocolate confectionery relying on a number of imported ingredients, escalating commodity prices and rising supply chain costs have resulted in…

This report provides valuable insights into product innovation in Australia, analysing data from Euromonitor International’s Innovation platform. The report covers the food and beverage categories, showing the level of new brand and sub-brand launch…

Consumer appliances has confronted a series of challenges in Australia in 2023, with demand softening due to multifaceted economic factors. Primarily, the weakening macroeconomic conditions within Australia’s property market have had a pronounced…

Lodging in Australia is undergoing a significant transformation, driven primarily by changes in short-term rentals. There has been a notable decrease in listings on short-term rental platforms, and these changes are increasingly evident due to…

Tourism levels in Australia showed signs of recovery in 2023, despite the macroeconomic backdrop of high inflation and rising food and fuel costs triggered by the war in Ukraine. This represented an improvement on 2021 and 2022, when restrictions…

While milk formula is set to see slight retail current value growth in 2023, overall value sales will still be below those seen in 2019. The daigou channel (people who travel overseas to buy goods for someone who lives in China) accounted for a…

Protein/energy bars has been performing well, and is set to grow at almost the same rate as sports protein powder in 2023, accounting for between and quarter and third of value sales within overall sports nutrition in Australia. More companies are…

Dermatologicals is set to see a strong performance in 2023, with all the major categories seeing mid to high single-digit growth in retail current value terms. Antifungals (topical antifungals and vaginal antifungals) is one of the largest categories…

Value sales of traditional toys and games in Australia experienced a double-digit decline in 2023, as high inflation and interest rates notably impacted the cost of living. This resulted in low consumer confidence as many Australians attempted to…