Consumer Appliances

The prices of most products in food preparation appliances were subjected to hikes, driven by rising inflation, and an uplift in costs for transportation and manufacturing in 2022. While transport and shipping costs were beginning to normalise, price…

Volume sales decreased for a second consecutive year in 2023, although the downward trend was not as steep as in 2022. Home laundry appliances are still recoiling from a spike in sales at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. With…

Although washing machines are appliances of high priority and will therefore be replaced immediately if they stop working, the replacement of functioning washing machines was postponed by consumers in 2022 and 2023. This was due to households gaining…

Input costs for manufacturers of large cooking appliances remain elevated in 2023 due to stubborn inflation, putting upward pressure on retail prices. Nevertheless, the growth in price increases has moderated in 2023 relative to the previous year,…

The penetration of freestanding cookers is steadily decreasing year-on-year as trends in kitchen design are unfavourable to these products. Freestanding growth derives solely from replacement purchases and small models targeted at students. The…