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.
Dishwashers are still perceived as niche consumer appliances in Indonesia, and as such, are not seen as a necessity in most homes. Many middle- to upper-income households have domestic help for dishwashing tasks, while dishwashers are too expensive…
Retail volume sales of consumer appliances in Indonesia witnessed more robust growth in 2023, when compared to the previous year. This was attributable to a gradual improvement in consumer purchasing power, thanks to better economic conditions,…
Cooling appliances continued to dominate sales of air treatment products in Indonesia in 2023. Given Indonesia's tropical climate, with consistently high temperatures, such products are considered a necessity in the majority of households. Within…
Spain has a high household penetration rate for robotic vacuum cleaners compared to other European countries, with one in five homes having one of these appliances as of 2023. Robotic vacuum cleaners are growing more sophisticated, and the product…
Although the average unit price of vacuum cleaners increased in 2022 and 2023 driven by the introduction of new, more sophisticated models, there was also an increase in competition that led to the availability of less expensive middle range options.…
Overall demand for vacuum cleaners is rising in 2023 following the previous year’s substantial declines. Heightened hygiene routines and the hub as a home mean that Chileans continue to pay greater attention to the cleanliness of their homes, and are…
In 2023, vacuum cleaners, as a product area, saw its third consecutive year of growth, marking a reversal from the downward trend observed in the previous decade. Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been an increased emphasis on purchasing…
Coffee machines is the largest category in small cooking appliances but it continued to see declining sales in retail volume terms in 2023. While retail volume sales continued to decline in 2023 sales saw strong growth in current value terms. This…
Despite the much lower average unit price of such products and their popularity in Israeli cuisine, slow cookers are seeing demand wane as consumers shift towards multi-cookers, which offer a slow cooking function together with functions such as air…
After experiencing a strong decline in 2022, as a result of the waning impact of government subsidies to support the local economy during the pandemic, which helped drive up sales of small cooking appliances the previous year, category demand in…
As of 2023, the average unit prices of small cooking appliances have remained relatively low. Despite seeing price increases in line with inflation, these appliances have experienced slower price climbs compared to other goods or services. On…
2023 was another tough year for sales of major appliances in Spain, including refrigeration appliances. Despite overall sales of refrigeration appliances reporting a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, freestanding fridge freezers was an…
Prices increased by 10-15% for most brands in late 2022. In anticipation of this, in the first and second quarters of 2022, distributors placed large orders ahead of the price increases. At the same time, consumer demand slumped, which meant a…
After registering two consecutive years of double-digit volume growth during the pandemic, retail volume and value sales of refrigeration appliances in Chile notably declined in 2022, as local consumers changed their purchasing habits. Without access…
Local consumers have become accustomed to living with inflation rates that rank among the highest in the world. Besides structural and monetary causes, inflation is also influenced by people's beliefs about future price trends. Economists refer to…
Hair care appliances continued to see healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023, continuing the pattern seen in the previous two years. Sales were mainly boosted by the strong demand for hair dryers and hair styling appliances. Hair care…
Because of the volatile political situation and challenging economic environment, consumers’ reduced spending power was strongly focused on essential items in 2023. If they did choose to spend money on non-essentials, however, they tended to do so on…
Due to the lower price points of personal care appliances and the fact that the purchasing process tends to be much quicker than it is for more expensive consumer appliances, category sales have rebounded from the previous year’s decline.
Despite positive sales in certain categories, imported brands encountered significant challenges in meeting consumer demand. Bureaucratic hurdles related to imports created scenarios where retailers struggled to offer various models from different…
With the arrival of the pandemic in 2020, retail volume sales of microwaves saw a double-digit decline as people spent more time at home preparing and cooking meals from scratch. At the same time, the rapid rise in demand for air fryers also put…
As was the case for most areas of consumer appliances, microwaves saw prices rise in 2022 and 2023. As well as the inflationary pressures faced by most categories, the increase in prices seen in microwaves was partly driven by the introduction of…
Demand for microwaves was already declining in Chile prior to the pandemic, with this major appliance already present in over half of local households. Historically, there has also been a lack of important innovation to attract consumers. Access to…
Despite its negative performance in the past decade, microwaves continued to be very popular in Argentina in 2023, maintaining a relatively substantial sales volume. The category's enduring appeal is attributed to consumer awareness and the…
After the surge in demand for large cooking appliances during 2021, the category experienced a significant decline in retail volume terms in 2022. This pattern continued into 2023, albeit with a slightly more moderate decline than in the previous…
In January 2023, Israel saw a surge in housing supply with 53,000 unsold homes. Nonetheless, the slowing down of the housing market led to depressed demand for large cooking appliances at the beginning of 2023. Moreover, this trend continued as the…
After experiencing a strong decrease in 2022 due to the ending of the government’s pandemic-related financial support that drove up sales the previous year and greater mobility outside of the home as restrictions eased, meaning less time spent…
Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, many individuals chose to relocate to smaller cities or semirural regions in pursuit of achieving a better work-life balance. Concerns about mental health associated with densely populated metropolitan areas…
Demand for automatic dryers continued to drop sharply in 2023, with the category seeing a deeper decline in retail volume terms than the one experienced by the other categories within home laundry appliances. During the pandemic, the demand for…
In late 2022, prices increased by 10-15%. Distributors placed big orders ahead of these price increases. Moreover, consumer demand fell significantly, leading to a surplus of inventory in 2023. Consumers were reluctant to invest in big ticket items…
After record growth in 2021, driven by greater financial liquidity available to Chileans through various government initiatives to support the local economy, demand for home laundry appliances notably declined in 2022. Since many Chileans had already…
Home laundry appliances, along with refrigeration appliances and dishwashers, represent the costliest appliances consumer appliances. These appliances typically have a relatively prolonged average replacement cycle. Especially in the case of…
Sales of food preparation appliances reported a decline in retail volume terms in 2023 for the second year running, albeit the decline was not quite as significant with inflation stabilising to slightly more stable levels. Overall, demand for these…
After the uplift in sales in 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 crisis led to a marked increase in people cooking at home and, therefore, a rise in consumers investing in cooking equipment, the food preparation appliances category saw a decline in…
Despite a marginal drop in sales in 2022, food preparation appliances in Chile remains a highly popular category with local consumers and has returned to growth in 2023. Still spending considerable time at home due to hybrid/remote working measures,…
In 2023, the sales volume of food preparation appliances once again witnessed an increase, marking the fourth consecutive year of positive performance in the product area. All categories, including blenders, food processors, juice extractors, and…
Dishwashers saw a double-digit decline in retail volume terms in 2022, with the category continuing to decline in 2023, albeit at a slower rate. Despite inflation and the increase in the average unit price of dishwashers this was not enough to offset…
In September 2022, Israel removed the requirement for the Standards Institute of Israel to inspect household and industrial electrical products when they were being imported. Importers can now self-declare compliance with EU regulations, enabling…
After achieving dynamic volume growth in 2021, driven by greater access to financial liquidity for local consumers, demand for dishwashers notably declined in 2022. Struggling to maintain their international supply chains due to higher container…
The sales volume of dishwashers in Argentina continued its upward trajectory in 2023. However, considering the category's low penetration rate in Argentina, the growth witnessed during this period remained relatively moderate.
Similar to the pattern seen in 2022, inflationary pressures and reduced purchasing power continued to take their toll on the performance of consumer appliances in Spain in 2023. Another aspect that contributed to the negative evolution of consumer…
Overall, the consumer appliances market in Israel was navigating political uncertainties in 2023, while embracing change through regulatory reforms and an emphasis on energy efficient technologies. After the big surge in sales with the COVID-19…
Consumer appliances in Chile is witnessing a normalisation of demand in 2023 following several years of fluctuating growth rates. The first two years of the pandemic resulted in a surge in sales for many categories due to prolonged home seclusion.…
Argentina grappled with an economic downturn in 2023, largely triggered by the worst harvest in over a decade due to a historic drought spanning 2022-2023. The agricultural sector, a linchpin of the local economy and accounting for over half of…
Portable air conditioners reported important growth both in retail volume and current value terms in 2023. These products do not require installation and can be used immediately after being bought. During 2023 the soaring demand for air conditioners…
As the weather is getting warmer in Israel, consumers are forced to replace their air conditioners more often. As a result, demand for air conditioners and cooling fans remains constant. Furthermore, many consumers replace their air conditioners…
Following a strong uptake for air treatment products during the first two years of the pandemic as Chileans spent considerable time at home, retail volume sales started to marginally fall in 2022, with even stronger declines in 2023. This performance…
Sales of split air conditioners in Argentina witness a peak during summer, yet the decision to purchase such appliances is seldom impulsive. Consumers typically accumulate savings or opt for credit options to finance these relatively costly…
In common with many areas of consumer appliances, vacuum cleaners registered a fall in volume sales in 2023 having experienced a notable increase in demand during the COVID-19 crisis. With consumers spending more time at home during the pandemic,…
There was a slight retail volume decrease for vacuum cleaners in 2023, a contrast to the stronger volume decreases seen in small appliances as a whole. Vacuum cleaners benefited from its wide variety of offerings, with different formats being…
Strong retail volume growth has been seen for robotic vacuum cleaners for several years, and although the rate of increase is set to slow in 2023, solid growth is still expected. This is partly because pandemic restrictions have been removed,…