Market research on the consumer appliances industry. Standardised...
Market research on the consumer appliances industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
The high and rising energy prices led some consumers to cook less in 2023 to save costs, with others focusing on shorter cooking times. In addition, many postponed the replacement of food preparation appliances to save money and spend on necessary…
Built-in dishwashers benefited from the increasing need for convenient appliances in households, especially for consumers with new kitchen builds that want new appliances to integrate. Built-in dishwashers are increasingly selected over freestanding…
Consumer appliances in Hungary recorded a retail volume decline in 2023, negatively impacted by rising inflation and reduced consumer spending power. With lower disposable incomes, many consumers focused on essential, necessary spending, with those…
In 2023, retail volume sales of air treatment products fell in Hungary, recording a decline. The country's most popular air conditioner type, split air conditioners, saw significant double-digit growth in 2022, with sales bolstered by the support of…
Following a spike in sales during the outbreak of COVID-19, demand for robotic vacuum cleaners has lowered in 2023. The war in Ukraine and rising energy prices only accelerated this decline, with the product suffering from not being viewed as a…
Sales of vacuum cleaners in Thailand continued to experience strong growth in retail volume terms in 2023 driven by various factors that reflect the changing lifestyles and priorities of the local population. Rapid technological advancements, coupled…
Robotic vacuum cleaners are starting to gain relevance in Saudi Arabia, seeing growing volume sales following a sluggish and/or negative performance over the review period. This is attributed to ongoing economic developments in the Kingdom, with…
Vacuum cleaners has continued to see steady and stable growth in retail volume terms in 2023 despite facing challenges associated with economic uncertainty and persistent consumer perceptions. Vacuum cleaners are not widely used in Mexico and…
Cylinder vacuum cleaners remained the largest category in terms of retail volume and value in 2023, regardless of the strong growth in more innovative areas. Penetration is not decreasing as many consumers are not replacing cylinder models with other…
Despite the sharp price increases in cylinder vacuum cleaners, demand remained steady in 2023. Sales volumes witnessed a healthy increase as these are one of the most essential home appliances in Egypt. Indeed, cylinder vacuum cleaners represent more…
In 2023, the vacuum cleaners category is still normalising after the boom in volume sales seen at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been less immediate need for households to purchase vacuum cleaners. Demand has also been constrained by…
Vacuum cleaners in Colombia witnessed a substantial decline in sales volume compared to the preceding year, primarily attributed to the country's economic downturn. Reduced consumer incomes prompted prioritisation of essential goods over…
Retail volume and value sales of small cooking appliances declined in 2023. As in other categories of consumer appliances, the COVID-19 pandemic drove forward purchases of small cooking appliances impacted by periods of home seclusion. Moving into…
Small cooking appliances continued to see steady growth in retail volume terms in 2023, primarily driven by behavioural changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health crisis forced people to adapt to a new normal, and one of…
Health and wellness trends, as enhanced by both the era of the pandemic and the government’s healthy living promotions as part of the Saudi Vision 2030, have inspired consumers to adopt healthy eating habits. In turn, this has encouraged interest in…
Home cooking remains popular in Mexico, despite the return to normalcy post-pandemic. The trend was reinforced during the height of the pandemic and in 2022 when remote working and home schooling remained prevalent but has persisted throughout 2023,…
Air fryers is a dynamic category in consumer appliances, posting the strongest growth in retail volume in 2022 while continuing to witness an increase in penetration in 2023. More players have entered the landscape, and the increase in competition…
Egyptian consumers continue to prefer meeting for coffee at home rather than cafés in 2023, which is driving sales of standard coffee makers. The higher price of standard coffee makers has forced consumers to shift away from espresso and pod coffee…
After the sharp decline in retail volume sales in 2022, small cooking appliances saw a slight rise in current value sales in 2022. Nevertheless, sales volumes continued to fall in 2023, albeit at a much softer downward trend. On balance, there is…
Following a surge during the pandemic, small cooking appliances has evidenced a moderate volume decrease in 2023, chiefly influenced by a significant decline in light fryers. While this downturn suggests a stabilisation post the pandemic-induced…
Freestanding is the most popular format within refrigeration appliances, with 92% of overall volume in 2023. Built-in refrigeration appliances did not experience the same boom as freestanding refrigeration appliances did during COVID-19, as these…
There is a noteworthy emergence of a niche market consisting of high-income customers who own modern homes and view refrigeration appliances as a fusion of functionality and home decoration. High-income customers, who can afford to invest in modern…
Saudi Arabia boasts one of the largest home appliances markets in the Middle East region, owing to consumers’ enhanced lifestyles and strong purchasing power, thanks to thanks to increasing job security, more women and youth in the workforce, and the…
Refrigeration appliances in Mexico has sustained a positive trajectory throughout 2022 and into 2023 in terms of volume sales growth, buoyed by the enduring trend of remote working and hybrid work models that encourage Mexicans to spend increased…
The government scheme, Recycle, Replace Appliances, was launched in Greece in 2022, offering up to EUR500 subsidies for replacing old refrigeration appliances by upgrading to more energy-efficient models. This scheme has contributed to huge growth in…
Since February 2023, there have been repeated currency devaluations in Egypt alongside high inflation rates. This has led to a sharp increase in unit prices of refrigeration appliances, rising by 70% in 2022 and another 45% in 2023. The short-term…
There was a further contraction in retail volume sales in 2023, following the spike at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The volume decrease reflects the weak demand for refrigeration appliances and the length of replacement cycles. Refrigeration…
The sales volume of refrigeration appliances has witnessed a considerable decline, primarily influenced by the prevailing economic conditions that have adversely impacted consumer purchasing power. A significant factor contributing to this downturn…
Body shavers witnessed a further retail volume decline in 2023, as these products were fast-selling during the outbreak of COVID-19, in line with heightened time spent in the household. As such, body shavers saw a decline compared to the previous…
During the review period, Korean beauty products, techniques, and styles have captured the attention of consumers worldwide including within Thailand, with this inspiring a new approach to personal care and grooming. One of the prominent aspects of…
In a cross-category trend, Dyson’s new pop-up stores across Riyadh and Jeddah, allow consumers to test personal care appliances prior to purchase. The pop-ups are cited as test stores, situated across malls (Panorama Mall, Nakheel Mall, Granada Mall,…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on personal care appliances in Mexico. As consumers worked and studied from home and socialised less, with restrictions on social gatherings like weddings, baptisms, birthday parties and quinceañeras – a…
Value growth in hair care appliances was driven by air styling brushes in 2023, a relatively new category in Greece, posting a strong increase in growth. The value increase also benefited from the entry of Dyson products, which have a retail price…
As body shavers are mainly imported as complete products, the category witnessed a sharp increase in retail prices during 2022, followed by a further 40% increase in 2023. With the high cost of living affecting consumers, many shifted away from…
Personal care appliances saw a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, as consumer purchasing power remained constrained. Danish households have shifted spending priorities towards more essential everyday goods. Nevertheless, inflation subsided…
Despite the challenging economic climate in Colombia, personal care appliances has exhibited continued albeit moderated growth in 2023. Notably, the growth, albeit marginal, is primarily propelled by the rising popularity of body shavers among men.…
Freestanding microwaves continued to dominate retail volume sales during 2023, with consumers tending to switch to built-in models when they remodel the kitchen or buy a new home. However, the housing market's slowdown has hampered demand for…
Microwaves continued to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023, even recording an improvement on the growth seen in the previous two years. One of the significant factors driving this demand is the shift in eating habits towards consuming…
Microwaves have evolved from appliances of dubious reputation which simply eat food, to versatile products which offer a variety of options. Indeed, modern microwaves can bake, grill, heat and defrost, thereby combining baking and microwaving tasks…
The microwave market in Mexico experienced a decline in retail volume sales for the first time in many years during the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking a trend of steadily rising household penetration driven by the convenience factor. Prior to the…
While freestanding microwaves claimed the lion's share in 2023, the share of built-in microwaves was growing faster than freestanding. Kitchen design trends favour built-in appliances, while the low penetration of built-in models creates more…
Although the price of microwaves increased by 65% during 2022, retail volume sales witnessed strong double-digit growth as consumers were eager to make purchases before currency devaluations took place. Import restrictions on components and the…
Microwaves saw a further decline in retail volumes sales in 2023, with overall volumes reaching a low point in this review period. The majority of Danish homes already have a microwave, as households value the convenience attributes of this type of…
Once again, the sales volume within the microwave category has experienced a decline compared to the preceding year. A prolonged struggle with innovation challenges has led these products to cede market share to alternatives deemed more functional.…
Although the mortgage market began stabilising in March 2023, the drop in new mortgages during 2021 and 2022 led to a slowdown in the real estate market. This impacted built-in kitchen sales, challenging appliance manufacturers while leading to a…
Sales of large cooking appliances continued to see steady growth in retail volume terms in 2023 with a slight improvement on the previous year. With the WHO declaring the pandemic to be over in early 2023 and with restrictions lifted this has led to…
Sales of large cooking appliances are supported by overall demand due to population growth in the Kingdom. As seen in other essential consumer appliance categories (eg refrigeration appliances), large cooking appliances benefit from the various…
Large cooking appliances in Mexico has continued to sustain solid growth in retail volume terms in 2023, though not eclipsing the peak experienced in 2020. The initial surge in home cooking triggered by COVID-19 has persisted as consumers prepared…
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…
Due to high inflation and the successive currency devaluations that have hit the country since February 2022, the average unit prices of cookers doubled in 2022, followed by a further 38% increase in 2023. The vast majority of cookers in Egypt are…